Illuminate Education breach that affected NYC schools spreads to Connecticut

A federal education office is holding "digital equity education roundtables" to develop insights for states seeking federal broadband funding.

A detention slip from 2014 exposed in a recent ransomware attack shows the risks of organizations not deleting or archiving old data.

Just 12% of K-12 tech leaders said their school board members have a high degree of awareness of cyberthreats facing the education sector.

A department official said incident response plans last updated in 2010 are getting a new look, following a GAO report last year.

A cyberattack against the city's public schools does not appear to be related to a ransomware attack on surrounding Bernalillo County, the FBI said.

A spokesperson said the company "proactively" took down its clients websites after the Jan. 4 incident, but has since restored them.

Finalsite, a major web host of K-12 schools, said it has restored a "vast majority" of its customers' front-facing websites as it continues to investigate the incident.

Broward County Public Schools, the nation's sixth-biggest district, sent out breach notification alerts nine months after a March attack.

Congress' investigative said the Education Department needs to consult with CISA about updating its planning documents, but the department replied that its role is limited.

Hawaii, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have been selected to join the NGA's Workforce Innovation Network.