Protecting K-12 students' personally identifiable information: What data is at risk and what you can do about it

Virtually every school acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information about its students. These schools are expected to manage this private data appropriately and take every precaution to protect it from loss, unauthorized access or theft. Misusing, losing or otherwise compromising this data can carry a steep financial cost and damage a school’s reputation because of complex and frequently changing regulations. This white paper examines the challenges schools face and the steps they can take to protect themselves and their students against data breaches and ensure the safety of this sensitive information.

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