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Cybersecurity Tools and Resources

This page is updated regularly with links and access to resources like tools, procedures and information.

Local education agencies (LEAs) across Arizona have limited resources to respond to continuous cyber threats from malicious actors. According to Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency's (CISA), these are the most impactful security measures school district can implement to strenthen their security posture: 

  • CISA K-12 Most Impactful Security Measures (see full report here)

 

  • Penetration Testing and Vulnerability Assessments for K-12 Arizona
  • Statewide Cybersecurity Readiness Program

  • The FBI, CISA, and the MS-ISAC observed Vice Society actors disproportionately targeting the education sector - specifically K12 - with ransomware attacks. Technical details and mitigation measures are provided in the Joint Cybersecurity Advisory
  • Criminal hackers targeting K12s in the US, read more in the Government Warns: Hackers Targeting US K-12s
  • K12 SIX Incident Awareness Map

  • CISA free services and tools
  • CISA Shields Up
  • K12 SIX Free Cybersecurity Essentials

  • US Government Accountability Office: Critical Infrastructure Protection

  • Arizona Department of Homeland Security InfoSec Policies, Standards and Procedures
  • CISA Best Practices

  • Consortium for School Networking Cybersecurity Staffing Procedure

  • K12 SIX Cybersecurity Framework
  • NIST 800-51
  • NIST 800-171

  • K12 SIX Annual Report

Information and resources provided on this page are "as is" and without any warranties or guarantees. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the Arizona Department of Education, and this guidance shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. 

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