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World Backup Day March 31st: Student data security

Neo LMS

The increasing rate of students’ digital information being exposed can be, in part, chalked up to a lack of formal training and establishment of cybersecurity policies across educational institutions. Cybercriminals using stolen student information can cause serious long-term issues and often go unnoticed. What are the risks.

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Are Schools Helpless, Hapless When it Comes to IT Privacy and Security?

Doug Levin

Nonetheless, as schools rely more and more on the internet for the delivery of core education programs and services we must remain cognizant of the ways in which our use of the technology may represent potential new threats to students and school communities. and compliance.

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From High School to Harvard, Students Urge for Clarity on Privacy Rights

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What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? The degree of privacy a student gets should not be dependent on that student’s socioeconomic status. Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based

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The Keys to Discussing Student Data Privacy

edWeb.net

Despite universal concerns about student data privacy, communicating school policies can quickly overwhelm school leaders. CoSN has stepped in with guidance for superintendents and principals to help them with several aspects of student data privacy, including best practices for informing the community.

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Critical Steps for Safeguarding Data Privacy

edWeb.net

Of course, there are technical aspects to protecting data, and as many schools have learned during the pandemic, district IT staff need to stay on top of evolving efforts to compromise systems. But that’s just one part of guarding student information. Based on CoSN’s “ Student Data Privacy: A School System Priority.

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Going on the Offensive: Cyber Security Strategies for Schools

edWeb.net

Do you know where your data is stored? With the increased emphasis on student data privacy, many school leaders might think they have a handle on cyber security. Many schools still rely on the once-a-year cyber security seminar or focus on too narrowly on a specific issue, like not posting student info online.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Doesn’t that seem small?