In an effort to maximize the benefit of the FCC's new Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, K12 SIX members collaborated to identify and assess a wide array of potentially eligible commercial cybersecurity activities and solutions that may significantly reduce cybersecurity risks commonly facing school systems. The guidance, "FCC Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program: Advice for K-12 Applicants on Maximizing the Impact," is designed to spur ideas about how school systems of varying cybersecurity maturities and capacity can take best advantage of this pilot funding opportunity.

K12 SIX is pleased to announce the availability of the Call for Speakers and Registration for the 3rd Annual National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference to be held February 24-26, 2025 in San Diego, CA.

Previously released as a member-only resource, K12 SIX is pleased to make available to the wider K-12 community new guidance entitled, “Mitigating Compromised K-12 Google Workspace/Microsoft 365 for Education Accounts.”

When K-12 user accounts are compromised, it takes more than a password reset to ensure the ongoing security and privacy of your school system’s data and IT systems. Developed by K-12 IT practitioners for K-12 practitioners, this checklist and accompanying guidance can help direct your response.

On May 8, 2024, the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) submitted comments in response to the publication of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. The proposed regulation would institute federal cyber incident reporting requirements on the K-12 sector for the first time.

In short, K12 SIX is supportive of the aims of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) and views the proposed regulations as enabling foundational information infrastructure for national civil cyber defense. In submitted comments, K12 SIX offered feedback on issues with CIRCIA implementation specific to the K-12 education facilities critical infrastructure subsector.

The K12 SIX Technical Working Group is pleased to open a call for public input into the fourth annual update and revision to the K12 SIX Essential Cybersecurity Protections Series. The goal of the series is to communicate the most important defenses that K-12 school systems can implement to dramatically reduce the cybersecurity risks they are facing. Entering its fourth annual update and revision cycle, it is an opinionated framework, emphasizing accessibility and pragmatism over comprehensiveness.