This year, the number of cybersecurity incidents at K–12 schools has increased by 30 percent, and schools are now the second highest target for cybersecurity attacks. Coupled with the security talent shortage and the proliferation of technology usage, school systems are facing an overwhelming challenge.
The Texas school system has decided to do something about it. Back in 2019, lawmakers began work on Texas Senate Bill 820, and it was officially signed into law in June. SB. 820 became effective in September 2019.
In this post, we’ll share what the law is, how it will affect your school and district, and how you can respond by selecting a security framework to either start or improve upon your security program.
What is the Texas Senate Bill 820 and how can you prepare?
SB 820 requires each Texas school districts to:
Adopt a cybersecurity policy
Designate a cybersecurity coordinator (appointed by the superintendent)
Report cybersecurity incidents to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and district families
In our recent webcast on Texas Senate Bill 820, Frosty Walker of the Texas Education Agency explained that the cybersecurity policy must be aligned with the Texas Cybersecurity Framework, which aligns to the federal NIST Cybersecurity Framework. Both the Texas Framework and the NIST framework outline how to address critical security functions (described below), as well as specific actions to execute those functions, such as encryption, vulnerability management, user access, password policies, back ..
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