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Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
A cybersecurity incident is an event that actually or potentially jeopardizes a system or the information it holds. When a student's personal information is disclosed, it can lead to physical, emotional, and financial harm. Organizations are vulnerable to data security risks, including over 17,000 public school districts and approximately 98,000…
Descriptors: Information Security, Computer Security, Student Records, Elementary Secondary Education
Richardson, Michael D.; Lemoine, Pamela A.; Stephens, Walter E.; Waller, Robert E. – Educational Planning, 2020
Cybersecurity has emerged as one of the most critical issues confronting schools in the 21st century. Computer security is an essential instrument for protecting children, but K-12 schools are considered one of the most attractive targets for data privacy crimes often due to the less-than-effective cybersecurity practices in schools. The human…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Security, Information Security, Privacy
Czuprynski, Christine N. – National School Boards Association, 2019
"Data security" describes the protections in place to prevent unauthorized access to or acquisition of personal student and staff information. A school district's data security measures might include keeping student and staff personal data in locked filing cabinets, and limiting access to those filing cabinets to people within the school…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Boards of Education, Data, Information Security
McDermott, Maureen; Reeves, Jennifer; Mendez, Gabriela; Capo, Berta; Karp, Jason – Distance Learning, 2019
A data breach occurs when a cyberhacker physically gains access to files on a computer or remotely bypasses a network's security system, gaining access to data, and stealing sensitive information. Remote network security breaches are a common method for taking sensitive information from companies. The confidential information can then be sold on…
Descriptors: Computer Security, Information Security, Privacy, Computer Software
Marinos, Nick – US Government Accountability Office, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the closure of schools across the nation, many K-12 schools moved from in-person to remote education, increasing their dependence on IT and making them potentially more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Education Facilities, including K-12 schools, is one of the nation's critical infrastructure subsectors. Several…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, School Closing, Online Courses
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education, 2023
This guide is designed to provide important resources and recommendations to support teacher implementation of digital learning. Digital learning is defined as "any instructional practice that effectively uses technology to strengthen a student's learning experience and encompasses a wide spectrum of tools and practices." This guide will…
Descriptors: Teaching Guides, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Learning Experience
US House of Representatives, 2015
This paper presents the first joint hearing of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies of the Committee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. The subcommittees met to examine data collection…
Descriptors: Privacy, Data Analysis, Information Security, Computer Security
Hipsky, Shellie; Younes, Wiam – International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education, 2015
In a time when discussions about information privacy dominate the media, research on Cybersafety education reveals that K-12 teachers and staff are concerned about information privacy in schools and they seek to learn more about the protection of their students' and own personal information online. Privacy topics are typically introduced to the…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Privacy
Ramaswami, Rama – T.H.E. Journal, 2008
As technology grows more pervasive in education, the data recovery issues that school systems encounter are becoming increasingly problematic, as districts work to accommodate a range of concerns that do not encumber commercial businesses. State and federal laws often require schools to report on student populations and educational progress…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Computer Uses in Education, Technology Integration