Securing the District in a Connected Environment

Who's holding the keys to your network? Learn from a panel discussion of best practices in monitoring, securing and

safeguarding your network.

Thursday, 5/17/12 10:15-11:15 A.M. in Ballroom 406

Securing the District in a Connected Environment

OBJECTIVES:

•HOST an interactive discussion•REVIEW risks and challenges brought on by the rapid changes in technology •DISCUSS how districts are addressing, managing, and recognizing issues and engage in some BRAINSTORMING

Securing the District in a Connected Environment

Presenters:•Robert J. Ciserella, Asst. Supt./Finance, Facilities & Operations, Glen Ellyn SD 41; Glen Ellyn, IL•Thomas J. Zelek, Sr., Business Manager, Elmwood Park CUSD 401; Elmwood Park, IL•Francis E. Zelek, Dir./Technology, Oregon CUSD 220; Oregon, IL•Mike Cloud, Public Sector Practice Manager, Peters & Associates; Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Dr. James D. McEnroe - Moderator

Securing the District in a Connected Environment – Discussion

• It’s a scary place out there! • Why would anyone want to be “connected”?• Some of the top reasons:

Web (obvious) Mobile connectivity Keeping in touch with smartphones, iPads, Nooks, tablets… Wireless Access Everywhere including “guest access” INPUT from Our Roundtable & the Audience?

Securing the District in a Connected Environment – Discussion

• Cloud Computing with Google, Microsoft, Hosted Student Management Systems

• Explosion of devices with 2-3 per user• Social Networking (especially Teachers with Students

– terrifying(?))• Teamwork, Collaboration, Networking• Remote Access from home or anywhere• IASBO Peer-to-Peer

Securing the District in a Connected Environment

• We need to keep ourselves and our districts connected.

• However, we also need to balance security with connectivity.

• Now that we have discussed some of the reasons (the WHY), HOW do “we” secure the district in a connected environment?

Securing the District in a Connected Environment

• Who is hosting your data and what are they doing with it? How sensitive is it? Student records? Health information, etc? Teachers hosting independent websites? Risk of compliance

issues?

• What happens if you lose connectivity?• Who has access to what at your district?• Control methods include…(Mike can you expand on

this?)• Input from our Roundtable & Audience?

Securing the District in a Connected Environment

• Is there a formal Security Policy including District Policies, Password changes, Usage agreements, Scheduled Security audits, etc.?

• Are “we” using tools to pro-actively manage and detect security risks and inappropriate access to your network, servers, data, etc.?

Securing the District in a Connected Environment – Sharing New Information

• Cloud Computing?• Shared Information services to save money?• Understand what all of that “Big Data” really means• What is big data?

According to Wikipedia: In information technology, big data consists of data sets that grow so large that they become awkward to work with using on-hand database management tools.

• Do we have big data? ISAT, Prairie State, SAT, Grade Reporting, Assessments. What does the data tell us, what does it really mean?

Securing the District in a Connected Environment – Sharing New Information

• How can we process so much data?• Data intensive research should become a treasure

map to more efficient and effective EDUCATION expenditures

• Pattern recognition• (Even) “Granger Causality” analysis (not just related

but inferred causality)• Hadoop Analysis anyone? (See attachment)

Thank you for your input!

Questions and additional

input & discussion