Cybercriminals are becoming relentless in their efforts to gain access to critical school networks that hold confidential student and staff data. According to the K12 Security Information eXchange, over the past six years, there have been 1,619 cyber incidents in K–12 schools in the U.S. That’s more than one cybersecurity event every school day.
How can we reduce these attacks? A recent report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, “Protecting Our Future: Partnering to Safeguard K-12 Organizations From Cybersecurity Threats,” points to multifactor authentication as an…