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Cyber Actors Target K-12 Distance Learning Education to Cause Disruptions and Steal Data
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, December 2020
This Joint Cybersecurity Advisory from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center assesses cyber threats, risk, vulnerabilities, and malicious cyber activity targeting K-12 educational institutions, leading to ransomware attacks, the theft of data, and the disruption of distance learning services. The advisory also outlines best practices to mitigate these threats.
Privacy Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)
Department of Education
This webpage provides education stakeholders with information on data privacy, confidentiality, and security practices related to student-level data systems and other uses of student data.