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Episode 26 - Business Office Cyber Awareness Training Jan 29, 2025

Stay ahead of cyber threats! Join hosts Monica and Josh as they break down the essential takeaways from their annual School District Business Office Cyber Awareness Training. Discover the latest risks and learn how to protect your district's sensitive data.

Episode 25 - Live at NYSCATE 2024 Dec 04, 2024

Join us as we attend the annual NYSCATE conference. Listen as we catch up with attendees and speak to RIC one Risk Operation Center representatives about the Student Data Privacy Consortium panel.

Episode 24 - Data Retention Seattle Public Schools Nov 13, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Melinda Lamantia, the Records and Archives Manager at Seattle Public Schools, to discuss data retention in schools. You'll hear how Seattle Public Schools manages data retention, including their email systems. Melinda will also share how you can throw an information review and clean up party in your school district.

Episode 23 - Buffalo Public Schools Part 2 Oct 30, 2024

Join us for part 2 of our interview with Laura Samulski-Peters and Julianna Sciolino of Buffalo Public Schools. In part 1 we heard about the cyber incident that affected Buffalo Public Schools in 2021. Listen to part 2 as Laura & Julianna speak about what Buffalo Public Schools has accomplished since the incident. Learn about how they have involved students and the community in making Buffalo Public Schools more cyber aware.

Episode 23 - Buffalo Public Schools Part 1 Oct 02, 2024

Join us for this special 2 part podcast with Buffalo Public Schools. In part 1 hear from Laura Samulski-Peters and Julianna Sciolino about the cyber incident that affected Buffalo Public Schools in 2021. Listen as Laura & Julianna speak about the actions taken during the incident and how Buffalo Public Schools was able to recover to keep learning loss at a minimum.

Episode 22 - The Mental Pressure of a Cyber Incident Aug 07, 2024

Tune in this month as co-host Josh Becker shares his firsthand experience navigating a cyber crisis. Learn about the intense mental pressures he faced and gain valuable insights to help you prepare for the unexpected.

Episode 21 - Chief Technology Officer Erin Sheevers Jul 03, 2024

Join us this month as we talk with Bethlehem Central Schools Chief Technology Officer Erin Sheevers. Listen as Erin speaks about the evolution of her career as well as cybersecurity. Learn how Erin balances family life with being a leader in the district and community.

Episode 20 - Live from The RICone DPSS Conference Jun 05, 2024

Join us this month as we recorded live from the RICone Data Privacy and Security Conference in Albany, NY. Listen to snippets of the keynote address as well as conference attendees on the best part of the conference.

Episode 19 - RICone DPSS Conference Preview May 01, 2024

Join us as we provide a preview of the 2024 RICone Data Privacy and Security Conference on May 2nd & 3rd. Listen to snippets from past guests that will be presenting at the conference.

Episode 18 - Data Privacy from a Second Grader Apr 03, 2024

Join us on the extra special show as Jaya, who is in the second grade, speaks to us about what data privacy means to her and even provides some clever ideas on passwords. Listen as she tells us how she learned about data privacy and also hear from Mom, Neethu on how Jaya is now making sure the whole family is following correct data privacy practices.

Episode 17 - Dr. Doughty NERIC Director Mar 06, 2024

This month we welcome Dr. Michael Doughty the Director of the Northeast Regional Information Center on the DPO download. Join us as Dr. Doughty shares his perspective on how senior leadership should approach data privacy and security as well as generative AI.

Episode 16 - First Year DPO Public Schools of Tarrytowns Feb 07, 2024

Join us as we speak with Dr. Jessica Kingsbury the Director of Technology and Data Protection Officer for the Public Schools of Tarrytowns. Learn how Dr. Kingsbury's approach of building relationships, utilizing resources, and creating data security culture has led to a successful first year in the role.

Episode 15 - Whitesboro CSD Phishing Accountability Program Jan 03, 2024

Phishing is still the number one attack vector cyber criminals utilize. Join us on this episode as our colleague, Brittany Rizzo from the Mohawk Regional Information Center, sits down with the administration at the Whitesboro Central School District to discuss their phishing accountability program. Learn how Whitesboro has established a multi-tier program to mitigate the phishing risk.

Episode 14 - Lake Shore CSD DPO Michelle Krieger Dec 06, 2023

Join us for a special on location episode of the DPO Download at the NYSCATE 2023 conference. While we were there, we were able to catch up with Michelle Krieger who might be the only named Data Protection Officer in a district across New York State with the sole responsibility of being just the district's Data Protection Officer. Listen, as we delve into a conversation about how this focused role has impacted the Lake Shore Central School District.

Episode 13 - MFA at North Rockland Central Schools Nov 01, 2023

Join us on the DPO download as RICone DPSS member Raheela Biag speaks with Ed Maltbie the Executive Director of Information Systems at North Rockland Central Schools about their journey to implementing MFA for all users. Gain insights on how North Rockland was able to overcome challenges to make implementing MFA a success.

Episode 12 - CISA Chief of Cyber Security Region 2 Rich Richard Oct 18, 2023

In honor of October Cyber Security Month the DPO download presents a special episode with Rich Richard the Chief of Cybersecurity Department of Homeland Security CISA division Region 2. Join us as we discuss CISA's cyber security awareness month initiatives and how CISA can be a partner to provide Cyber Security Guidance to your School. After listening make sure to visit CISA.gov and reach out to Rich to discuss how CISA can assist your district.

Episode 11 - National Cybersecurity Alliance Oct 04, 2023

Join us as we speak to Lisa Plaggemier, the Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) We learn about the NCA, how Cybersecurity Month has evolved over the last 20 years and what K-12 institutions can do to improve their cybersecurity posture. Ms. Plaggemier also shared how you can protect your professional and personal data by applying the behaviors promoted this October Cybersecurity awareness month Strong passwords, MFA, phishing awareness, and software updates.

Episode 10 - Watertown Incident Response Tabletop Sep 06, 2023

On this Episode we welcome Brittany Rizzo from the MORIC and Jeff Wood the Director of Technology, Cyber Security and Innovation at Watertown City School District to discuss Watertown's incident response tabletop. Join us as we gain insight into how the tabletop was conducted and takeaways every district can utilize when performing their own tabletop exercise.

Episode 9 - Cyber Security Annex Aug 02, 2023

On this episode we speak to Hilary Hofstein the Managing Program Coordinator (Health-Safety-Risk) at Capital Region BOCES about the Cyber Security Annex that is part of each district's Building Level Emergency Response plans.

DPO Download Episode 8 - Dennis Ast Jul 05, 2023

On this episode we speak to Dennis Ast, a Senior Account Executive Cyber Risk Specialist for OneGroup. Dennis provides insight into the Cyber Insurance market for schools, provides tips for school districts, and speaks about the RIC one Cyber Insurance Consortium.

Episode 7 - Mineola High School Cyber Security Education Program Jun 07, 2023

In this episode RICone DPSS representative Laura Pollak speaks to representatives from Mineola High School about their new Cyber Security Education Program for K12. We also discuss the spring edition of the DPSS Digital Digest and ChatGPT privacy in education.

DPO Download Episode 6 May 03, 2023

On this months episode we speak to Rob McKenzie, who is the Data Protection Officer for Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES. Rob provides insight into his role and his thought around navigating Ed Law 2D requirements. Join us as we learn from Rob unique perspective.

Episode 5 - RICone DPSS Statewide Conference Apr 05, 2023

In this episode the DPO download went on the road attending the RICone DPSS Statewide Conference on March 29th & 30th. Listen to excerpts of the cybersecurity panel as they discuss a real cyber incident, and hear from the Chief Privacy Officer at New York State Education Department Louise DeCandia.

DPO Download Episode 4 Mar 01, 2023

In this episode the DPO download combines our feature interview with the Threat Landscape update. South Central Regional Information center Associate Coordinator of Data Security and Privacy Ashleen Speen sat down for a discussion with South Central Regional information center assistant director Phil Sage, and Security Project coordinator Jim Thompson on the current cyber threats against K12 schools. In the school spotlight segment we speak to Dr. Jeff Cimmerer the Chief Privacy Officer for Pittsford Central Schools about how Pittsford handles Ed law 2D and cyber security practices.

DPO Download Episode 3 Feb 01, 2023

In this episode Laura Pollak of Nassau BOCES sat down with RICone Data Privacy And Security Service early adopters Joe Fitzgerald and Madalyn Romano to discuss the origins of the RICone Data Privacy and Security services, and how the NIST Cybersecurity framework was chosen as the standard behind Ed law 2D. In the School spotlight Raheela Baig spoke with Jayme Haug, the Director of Technology for Pearl River School District about how she navigates Ed law 2D at Pearl River. Listeners also receive a Threat Landscape Update.

DPO Download Episode 2 Jan 04, 2023

In this episode we chat with K12 Security Information eXchange (k12six) National Director Doug Levin about the resources K12Six can provide to school districts. We also speak to Lauren Luckert of Northville Central Schools, in the School spotlight, about Navigating Ed Law 2D in a small district with limited resources and provide DPO’s a cyber threat landscape update.

DPO Download Episode 1 Dec 01, 2022

On this episode we will meet Michael Hastings. Michael is a cyber security Advisor for the Critical Infrastructure Agency, a division of the Dept. of Homeland Security or CISA for short! Michael will be sharing ways that CISA can be a valuable asset to districts before and during a Cyber Incident. In the school spotlight we speak to Kieran O’Connor of East Syracuse Minoa Schools on the importance of IT auditing. RICone will provide DPOs a cyber threat landscape update.

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