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Board presses KSDE on district cybersecurity funding after briefing on risks and vendor breaches
Summary
KSDE staff outlined outreach to districts and use of the NIST cybersecurity framework; board members asked whether districts have dedicated cybersecurity funding after recent breaches and vendor incidents. KSDE said no statewide dedicated cybersecurity funding for districts is in place and emphasized low‑cost mitigations and vendor vetting.
KSDE IT staff briefed the board about state‑level cybersecurity supports for school districts and how districts should respond to incidents. Ryan Kurtenbach described outreach, adoption of NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2 and the need for governance, asset management, identity management and security awareness training to reduce social‑engineering risks.
Kurtenbach said KSDE has worked with districts and the state Cybersecurity Cooperation Preparedness Office and has…
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