How K-12 school districts are rapidly adopting technology (Includes interview)

The cybersecurity risks to the education sector in the U.S. was made evident by 2019 cybersecurity incidents in Alabama, Arizona, New York and others. This is capture in a report issued by the company ManagedMethods (a 365 cybersecurity provider for K-12 districts).

The report contains information, such as the regions of the U.S. that experienced the most cybersecurity incidents, the frequency of attacks made against districts of all sizes, what size and locale of school district is most likely to experience a cyber incident and more other cybersecurity issues.

To gain an insight into the findings, Digital Journal spoke with Charlie Sander, ManagedMethods CEO.

Digital Journal: How important is technology for education?

Charlie Sander: Technology is very important for education, especially with today’s student demographic. Both K-12 and college students grew up with the Internet and cell phones in the house — it’s critical that schools and universities have technology incorporated into their curriculum in order to give students the resources needed for the best education possible.

For K-12 school districts in particular, we’re now beginning to see districts…