Press Releases and Announcements
Founded in 2020 by the Global Resilience Federation, the non-profit K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) serves as the information and sharing analysis center exclusively for the U.S. K-12 education community. For inquiries, contact us.
Secure Our Schools: K12 SIX Aims to Shore Up School Cybersecurity During Cybersecurity Awareness Month
K12 SIX is pleased to announce a series of new resources and events designed to help U.S. school systems better defend their school communities from emerging cybersecurity threats such as ransomware and data breaches. During October 2024—in support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month—K12 SIX will host a weekly webinar series, release annual updates to its widely relied upon K-12 cybersecurity recommendations, and share exciting new agenda/speaker information about for the upcoming National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference.
K12 SIX Releases Applicant Guidance for FCC K-12 Cybersecurity Pilot Program Investments
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.
Call for Speakers, Registration Opens for 3rd Annual National K-12 Cybersecurity Leadership Conference
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.
K12 SIX Releases Guidance on Mitigating Compromised Accounts
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.
K12 SIX Submits Comments on Proposed K-12 Cyber Incident Reporting Regulations
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.