Since appearing on the first Consortium for School Networking’s State of EdTech Leadership survey in 2013 as a low priority, the topic of cybersecurity has skyrocketed in importance to K–12 IT leaders. The 2023 report, released in May, revealed that among the 1,200 ed tech leaders surveyed, cybersecurity remains their top concern for the fifth year in a row.
Despite its importance, only a third of respondents say their district has sufficient resources to deal with cybersecurity challenges. Additionally, 66 percent of districts do not have a full-time cybersecurity position on their IT staff…