Email is the primary communication tool in K‑12 schools, but it’s also the most exploited tool by cybercriminals targeting schools. 

Schools, with sensitive student and staff data and often limited IT resources, are prime targets, especially given their extensive use of cloud platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. Cybercriminals know that staff, teachers, and students rely daily on email platforms like Gmail and Outlook, which makes email a prime entry point for attacks, leading to data breaches, ransomware, financial fraud, and other forms of cybercrime.

As cyberattacks grow more sophisticated, with bad actors evolving their tactics to bypass traditional email filters and exploit human trust, email threats become harder to detect. 

This session dives deep into the 13 specific email threats targeting K‑12, and will equip you with practical, actionable strategies to better protect your schools from increasingly sophisticated phishing threats. Using real-world examples and insights, we’ll explore how these threats bypass traditional filters, exploit cloud platforms like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365, and put student data, staff credentials, and district funds at serious risk. 

You’ll learn: 

- What each threat is, ranked by likelihood and complexity

- The impact of each threat on K-12

- How to protect your school district from each type of threat

- How smarter defense strategies and AI-powered tools can help your district stay ahead

Don't wait for a breach—join this timely session to learn how to outsmart cyber attackers before they strike.