The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), in partnership with Mass Networks Education Partnership (Mass Networks), is developing a program to provide schools and school districts with vital information on education networks in order to ensure the privacy and the security of data within their systems.

Here you can find tools and information for Superintendents, School Board members, and Technology Leaders to assess and improve the security of their technology systems in order to protect the safety of staff and students, contribute to the educational mission of their schools, and maintain community support.

For Superintendents & Policy Makers:

• First Steps For Policy Makers
• Eight Questions A Superintendent Should Ask the CTO/IT Director
• Cyber Security: An Introductory Slide Show
• Security News: Cautionary Tales-- Headlines You Want to Avoid

For Technology Leaders:

• First Steps for Technology Leaders
• A Self-Assessment Checklist
• Security Protocol Planning Flowchart
• District Security Rubric and Planning Grid

Maintaining a school's Cyber Security requires staying informed about the rapidly changing on-line environment and on-going effort. It is a shared responsibility of policymakers, technology leaders, users, and the community. To help this process, this web site contains:

Tools to help school technology leaders analyze their network’s current security status in comparison to other districts and against industry best practices, validating what they are doing well and giving them insight into how risk can be further reduced.

Strategies for developing and implementing a cost-effective action plan to strengthen security and handle crises.

Guidance for communicating the importance of security to the school community.

The Consortium for School Networking is a non-profit association that promotes the use of telecommunications to improve K-12 learning. Members include state departments of education, state networks, school districts, schools, individuals and corporations that are committed to this goal.

This project is made possible through the financial support of the corporate sponsors identified below. However, CoSN is responsible for creating all of the materials associated with the project and retains editorial control over them. Sponsors provide input and feedback, but the ultimate responsibility for the project's materials rests with CoSN.

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