Episode 97 - Ransomware Interview with Scott Elder

Tonight we sit down with Scott Elder, the Superintendent of Albuquerque Public Schools. We talk about the ransomware attack they experienced in January 2021.  This discussion is from the perspective of the Superintendent during the attack.  Scott is wildly candid and honest about the experience.   This is the first episode in our three part series. The second episode will be about Organizational Change related to Cyber with Tom Ryan (Board Chair of CoSN) and Lenny Schad (Former Houston ISD CIO). The third episode will be about building your own Cyber Plan with Don Wolf (Portland CIO) and Idris Davis (St. Paul CIO). Hang out with us at K12TechPro.com Buy our merch!!! Visit our sponsors: Managed Methods -Recently hosted a panel discussion on cybersecurity and the future of learning. You can watch that recording on demand https://hubs.ly/Q01nRG4B0-K-12 Ransomware Security Success Kit: https://hubs.ly/Q01nRG4-0 SomethingCool.com Provision Data Solutions Extreme Networks - dmayer@extremenetworks.com Jefferson College's success with Extreme Networks Oh, and... Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com Tweet us @k12techtalkpod Visit our LinkedIn page HERE

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