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The NewsWorthy

Special Edition: Hackers Targeting Schools - Why & What to Do

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

Daily News, Society & Culture, News

3.91.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

It's back-to-school season – not just for kids and school districts – but also for the cyber criminals who target them. The FBI has warned cyber attacks on schools is a growing concern.

Expert Doug Levin from the non-profit K-12 Security Information eXchange explains what's at stake and why schools are valuable and vulnerable targets.

Plus, most importantly, he shares actionable advice for how schools and parents can PREVENT cyber attacks and safeguard children's information.

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0:00.0

Today is Saturday, August 26.

0:02.4

It's back to school season, not just for kids in school districts,

0:05.6

but also, unfortunately, for the cyber criminals who target school systems.

0:09.8

Because, yes, cyber threats against American schools

0:12.4

have become a greater concern in recent years.

0:14.8

This time last year, the FBI put out a warning about the growing problem.

0:18.3

And our guest expert today says it is still happening.

0:21.6

In fact, he says there's a new cyber security breach or incident at a US school

0:25.9

every single school day on average affecting schools of all sizes.

0:29.9

Doug Levin is the co-founder and national director of the K-12 Security Information

0:34.0

Exchange, which is a national nonprofit dedicated to helping schools

0:37.7

protect themselves from emerging cyber security threats.

0:40.8

Today, he is helping us understand why schools are such valuable targets

0:44.7

for cyber criminals and what's at stake for students.

0:47.6

Plus, more importantly, he shares what both schools and parents can do now

0:51.7

and in the future to safeguard children's data as well as protect those

0:55.2

already overstretched school resources.

0:59.8

Welcome, welcome to the Newsworthy Special Edition Saturday,

1:02.7

when we sit down with a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in

1:06.5

the news. Don't forget to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes,

1:10.5

but we provide all the day's news in 10 minutes.

1:13.1

I'm Air Commandy, it's now time for today's Special Edition Saturday.

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