Cybersecurity has been in the news more and more lately. We’ve all heard about ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure and supply chains run by corporations. Educational institutions are also at risk from “bad actors” who are looking for data. “Not because somebody just wants to have fun, they're in it to make money,” says David Versocki, Chief Technology Officer for NYS Capital Region BOCES. He says that protecting student and institutional data requires more than technology, “What we're trying to change is behaviors and the awareness of where the threats are coming from. The tools are just part of the toolkit that can reduce your risk.”

Join us for part one of an interesting two-part podcast on The Digital Aspirations in Education Podcast as host Jared Heiner, Director of Education Innovation and Sales at Aspire Technology Partners, discusses cybersecurity threats to educational institutions and the changing behaviors and awareness necessary to combat them. Jared’s guests are David Versocki and his colleague, Don Harple, Information Security Manager at the Northeastern Regional Information Center, NYS Capital Region BOCES. Together they tackle the identifying threats and vulnerabilities and ways to drive greater organizational security awareness.