Episode 259 - Is Your District Ready for an AI-Powered Cyberattack?

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The episode discusses the rising AI-driven security risks facing school districts and recent news affecting K12 cybersecurity.

The guys discuss the rising AI-driven security risks facing school districts, including convincing deepfake video and voice scams, advanced phishing, and the implications of new AI research such as Anthropic’s Mythos and Project Glasswing. They cover recent news items that affect K12 cybersecurity: proposed federal budget cuts that shift CISA and school safety responsibilities to states, the growth of non-classroom education jobs including IT roles, and the industry response to potentially dangerous AI models. ———— Sponsored by: PowerGistics: How K-12 Charging Models Impact Chromebook Sustainability Textbooks Didn’t have Cables Bring Chromebooks Back to the Classroom, but NOT Carts! One-Person Tech Department Success Story Incident IQ FortinetClassLink Lightspeed NTP ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our "professional" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techtalkpod Facebook Visit our LinkedIn Music by Colt Ball Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Chris, Mark

Topics covered

• AI-driven security risks
• cybersecurity in schools
• deepfake scams
• phishing
• K12 education technology
• federal budget cuts
• IT roles in education

Keywords

• AI
• cyberattack
• deepfake
• phishing
• K12 cybersecurity
• education technology
• federal budget cuts

Sponsors

PowerGistics, Fortinet, ClassLink, Lightspeed, NTP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CISA, Anthropic, Project Glasswing

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