Providing Advanced Persistent Protection for Cybersecurity

Wannacry. Heartbleed. Sasser. These are just some of the worldwide cyberattacks that have made it increasingly obvious to those of us working as technical professionals in the K-12 education sector. What can the information technology professional do to secure our school systems’ information infrastructure?

This seven-week facilitated online course will help IT staff learn the fundamentals of IT security and improve their understanding of enterprise security issues. The content is comprised of three modules – 1) Network Security, 2) Risks and Controls, and 3) Vulnerabilities and Mitigation.

9 CEA credits toward CETL® recertification.

Course Facilitator

Amy McLaughlin has twenty+ years’ experience building, implementing, and securing information systems in K-12, higher education and government sectors. She is currently the Project Director of CoSN's Cybersecurity and Smart Education Networks by Design (SEND) initiatives and has 15+ years' of Chief Information Security Officer/Technology Director experience. As a CISO, she has been responsible for protecting data covered by a broad range of federal and state regulations including HIPAA, FERPA, and IRS 1075. Amy has a strong interest in the intersection of technology, information security, psychology, privacy and civil rights. She has served as the State of Oregon E-Rate coordinator, led the development of Oregon's K12 data policies to support gender non-conforming students, and participated in the drafting of the Oregon Identity Theft Protection Act.

NEW 2020 Summer Facilitated Online Course!

July 15 - August 26, 2020

Class time is 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST

July 15, 2020	Welcome & Introductions Network Security The OSI Model The Basics Elements of a Secure Network Firewall, Proxy, Router, Switch, Load Balancer Security Web Gateway, IDS & IPS, Spam Filter, VPN, Sniffer
July 22, 2020	Network Security (cont.) Seven Domains of IT Infrastructure Network Risk Types Network Security Principals Firewalls Network Access Control WiFi Security
July 29, 2020	Risk & Controls Basic Security Principals Controls Inventory Devices & Software Configurations Vulnerability Assessment Admin Privileges .... the rest.
Aug 5, 2020	Risk & Controls (cont.) Risk Assessment Integration and Privacy RTO & RPO
Aug 12, 2020	Vulnerability & Mitigation Responding to Incidents Securing the Human The Way In Social Engineering
Aug 19, 2020	Vulnerability & Mitigation System Logs Hardening Systems and Networks Assessment and Scanners The Boxes
Aug 26, 2020	Course Review Participant Action Plan Presentations