GAO recommends creation of coordinating council to help K-12 schools grapple with ransomware attacks

The Education Department and CISA should establish a government coordinating council to pull together “cybersecurity efforts between agencies and with the K-12 community,” according to a Government Accountability Office report, while the cyber agency should develop metrics to assess the effectiveness of tools it provides to school systems.

“The COVID-19 pandemic forced schools across the nation to increase their reliance on IT to deliver educational instruction to students. This amplified the vulnerability of K-12 schools to potentially serious cyberattacks,” according...