On this episode we speak to Dennis Ast, a Senior Account Executive Cyber Risk Specialist for OneGroup. Dennis provides insight into the Cyber Insurance market for schools, provides tips for school districts, and speaks about the RIC one Cyber Insurance Consortium.

In this episode RICone DPSS representative Laura Pollak speaks to representatives from Mineola High School about their new Cyber Security Education Program for K12. We also discuss the spring edition of the DPSS Digital Digest and ChatGPT privacy in education.

On this months episode we speak to Rob McKenzie, who is the Data Protection Officer for Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES. Rob provides insight into his role and his thought around navigating Ed Law 2D requirements. Join us as we learn from Rob unique perspective.

In this episode the DPO download went on the road attending the RICone DPSS Statewide Conference on March 29th & 30th. Listen to excerpts of the cybersecurity panel as they discuss a real cyber incident, and hear from the Chief Privacy Officer at New York State Education Department Louise DeCandia.

In this episode the DPO download combines our feature interview with the Threat Landscape update. South Central Regional Information center Associate Coordinator of Data Security and Privacy Ashleen Speen sat down for a discussion with South Central Regional information center assistant director Phil Sage, and Security Project coordinator Jim Thompson on the current cyber threats against K12 schools.  In the school spotlight segment we speak to Dr. Jeff Cimmerer the Chief Privacy Officer for Pittsford Central Schools about how Pittsford handles Ed law 2D and cyber security practices. 

In this episode Laura Pollak of Nassau BOCES sat down with RICone Data Privacy And Security Service early adopters Joe Fitzgerald and Madalyn Romano to discuss the origins of the RICone Data Privacy and Security services, and how the NIST Cybersecurity framework was chosen as the standard behind Ed law 2D.  In the School spotlight Raheela Baig spoke with Jayme Haug, the Director of Technology for Pearl River School District about how she navigates Ed law 2D at Pearl River.  Listeners also receive a Threat Landscape Update.

In this episode we chat with K12 Security Information eXchange (k12six) National Director Doug Levin about the resources K12Six can provide to school districts.  We also speak to Lauren Luckert of Northville Central Schools, in the School spotlight, about Navigating Ed Law 2D in a small district with limited resources and provide DPO’s a cyber threat landscape update.

On this episode we will meet Michael Hastings.  Michael is a cyber security Advisor for the Critical Infrastructure Agency, a division of the Dept. of Homeland Security or CISA for short!  Michael will be sharing ways that CISA can be a valuable asset to districts before and during a Cyber Incident.  In the school spotlight we speak to Kieran O’Connor of East Syracuse Minoa Schools on the importance of IT auditing.  RICone will provide DPOs a cyber threat landscape update.