Boone Co. Student Data Breach

Boone County Schools, along with others in Kentucky (not excluding some private schools) experienced a data breach, where student’s private information was compromised. There is more than one incident per school day, where K-12 schools are targeted by a cyber incident. “Adversaries target the K-12 education system mainly because they maintain extensive personal and financial data about students, teachers, school staff and records. Most educational districts lack the resources to implement a comprehensive cybersecurity program.” ~ Varonis article below.
Jill and Stacie break it down for you. Supporting articles and pages are listed below for reference.
Boone County School Letter to Parents:
https://bcrpky.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/BCPS-Letter-Breach.pdf
School Opt Out Form Templates
https://councilfored.org/templates/
Data is the New Oil
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2017/05/06/the-worlds-most-valuable-resource-is-no-longer-oil-but-data
Education Cyber Security Stats
https://www.varonis.com/blog/education-cybersecurity-statistics#:~:text=Emsisoft)-,K%2D12%20cybersecurity%20statistics,one%20incident%20per%20school%20day.&text=Get%20started%20with%20our%20world%2Dfamous%20Data%20Risk%20Assessment
Education Under Siege
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/10/cyber-signals-issue-8-education-under-siege-how-cybercriminals-target-our-schools/
CISA Article
https://www.cisa.gov/K12Cybersecurity#:~:text=Unfortunately%2C%20adversaries%20have%20targeted%20our,records%20on%20the%20schools%20themselves
Congressman Meehan article regarding data mining student data
https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/2014/08/04/congressman-meehan-holds-hearing-on-problem-of-data-mining-of-student-information/

Boone Co. Republican Party Website
https://bcrpky.net/