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6 Steps to Take Before Going to Your Insurance Carrier<\/h2>\n

Responding to a cyberattack has become an all too frequent task for school districts across the country. As a result, cybersecurity<\/a> is a responsibility for everyone involved in K-12 education.<\/p>\n

Cybersecurity attacks pose an incredibly costly threat to school districts across the United States. According to Comparitech, a cybersecurity and online privacy product review website, recently reported global ransomware attacks against K-12 and higher education institutions\u2014breaching over 6.7 million personal records\u2014cost over<\/a> $53 billion in downtime between 2018 and mid-September 2023.<\/p>\n

Everyone in the school district, including teachers and non-instructional staff, have responsibilities to prevent cybersecurity attacks and keep the learning environment safe for everyone.<\/p>\n

However, with cyberattacks a constant threat, preventative measures are only part of the preparative measures taken by school districts. In addition to developing cybersecurity incident response plans, a great many districts also acquire cyber insurance.<\/p>\n

With cyberattacks against districts increasing in prevalence, this post outlines response actions your district should immediately take once the determination has been made that an incident has occurred. First, however, we\u2019ll differentiate between a cyberattack and a data breach.<\/p>\n

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What is a Cyberattack or Data Breach?<\/h3>\n

Data breaches result from cyberattacks, but not all cyberattacks result in data breaches. A school district might very well ward off a cyberattack before any data breach occurs.<\/p>\n

According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a cyberattack is \u201cany kind of malicious activity that attempts to collect, disrupt, deny, degrade, or destroy information system resources or the information itself.\u201d<\/p>\n

Conversely, a data breach, as defined by IBM<\/a>, is \u201cany security incident in which unauthorized parties gain access to sensitive data or confidential information, including personal data or organizational data.<\/p>\n

There are many types of cyberattacks, and the most prevalent include the following:<\/p>\n