Most education technology leaders know cybersecurity is important. The harder question is what to do first when staffing, budget, and time are limited. This session will provide a practical roadmap for prioritizing cybersecurity efforts in a way that is realistic, defensible, and aligned to the needs of schools.

We will discuss foundational controls such as MFA, firewall hygiene, endpoint protection, backups, email security, logging, staff awareness training, and incident response planning. From there, we will look at how districts can mature over time by improving visibility, reducing tool sprawl, strengthening response capabilities, and building a phased cybersecurity plan that leadership can understand and support.