Author: Amy Burroughs
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As if the worsening threat landscape weren’t bad enough, K–12 districts also face higher costs related to cybersecurity with the continued rise of ransomware demands, the financial impact of breaches and cyber insurance premiums.
To help, the Consortium for School Networking submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission in 2021 asking it to expand E-rate funding to cover cybersecurity solutions. In December 2022, the FCC invited public comment on E-rate coverage for advanced firewalls, citing CoSN’s petition as one of the reasons, says Reg Leichty, founding partner of…
To help, the Consortium for School Networking submitted a petition to the Federal Communications Commission in 2021 asking it to expand E-rate funding to cover cybersecurity solutions. In December 2022, the FCC invited public comment on E-rate coverage for advanced firewalls, citing CoSN’s petition as one of the reasons, says Reg Leichty, founding partner of…