Attorney Alert: A Legal Guide to Data Breach, Ransomware, and Data Security

In the wake of the PowerSchool data breach debacle, schools across the state are looking for ways to prepare for and safeguard against incursions on student data privacy. In this session, Atty. Erin D. Gilsbach, a nationally-recognized school law attorney and speaker, provides an analysis of relevant federal and state laws and provides helpful and practical tools for school leaders, IT Directors, educators, and other school professionals to use to become better prepared for future instances of compromised data. This session will cover both the legalities involving and handling of a direct breach of a school’s systems as well as data breaches of 3rd-party providers that maintain sensitive school data.