The Necessity of Robust Cybersecurity for Sustainable K12 Learning, S3E10

We must invest in effective cybersecurity to mitigate these risks and increase the health of our K12 schools. In the third part of this three-part series on K-12 Education and Cybersecurity, our guests share backgrounds, standards, and strategies for cybersecurity success. Overall this conversation highlights the multitude of factors that add up to increase the health and security of K12 data systems and cybersecurity. There is no doubt that the work of our guests and IT professionals across the education sector is essential. Today’s guests are Mayank Agarwal and Scott Gilhousen.  Mayank Agarwal is the Head of the Cybersecurity business in North America for Infosys. He is responsible for customer engagements, sales, analyst engagement, GTM strategies with tech partners and start-ups in North America. In addition, Maynak is proficient in managing strategic relationships with CIOs, CISO’s, Head of Cloud and Infrastructure, etc. Mayank is an accomplished and astute professional with the perfect mix of sales acumen and technology expertise.Scott Gilhousen is the Chief Information Technology Officer for the Houston Independent School District (HISD), where he leads all aspects of information technology, data and analytics, and information security. With over two decades of experience in strategic and operational leadership roles, Scott brings a wealth of expertise to his current position as CITO.This episode of The CoSN Podcast is supported by Infosys. Engage further in the discussion on Twitter.Follow: @CoSN,  @edCircuit, @InfosysThe CoSN Podcast is produced in partnership with edCircuit. To learn more about CoSN, visit⁠ ⁠⁠www.cosn.org⁠, and to learn more about at⁠ ⁠edCircuit, visit ⁠www.edcircuit.com⁠.