Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Multi-factor authentication
Set Up. Check. Report. The final week of this month’s member resources helps staff use multi-factor authentication well and helps technology teams make sure help desk practices back it up.
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News and events
What’s happening at the Hub.
Information sessions for districts considering membership, trainings and meetings for members, and the advocacy that carries Pennsylvania’s voice from Harrisburg to Washington.
The State of K-12 Cybersecurity 2026 report includes the Hub’s perspective
CIS and the MS-ISAC, with CoSN, released The State of K-12 Cybersecurity 2026 today. The Digital Trust Hub contributed, and Richard Platts, CETL, joins the November 4 panel on its findings.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Make time for updates
Save. Update. Restart. Updates are arriving faster than ever. Week three of this month’s member resources helps staff finish them and helps technology teams follow up on devices that don’t.
Falon Weidman named program manager of PA Digital Trust Hub
AIU has promoted Falon Weidman, a five-year program evaluator at the agency, to lead the Digital Trust Hub as it expands across Pennsylvania.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Make every password its own
Create. Save. Repeat. Week two of this month’s member resources helps staff keep a unique password for every account, and helps technology teams support password managers.
Pennsylvania’s case for E-Rate is on file with the FCC
The Hub’s comment carries the Pennsylvania statement in support of E-Rate and 420 signers. PASBO, PASA, PAIU, PAECT and PAIMS filed comments of their own.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Pause before you act
Pause. Verify. Report. The first of this month’s weekly member resources helps staff slow down, check unexpected requests and report suspicious messages.
Helping staff understand E-Rate
E-Rate will be in the news as the FCC reviews the program. This month’s member resources give district staff plain-language background on what it is and what it supports.
New in Domain Trust Monitor: Lookalike Watch
A lookalike domain passes every email check because it is authentically itself. Lookalike Watch finds the ones registered to resemble yours.
Protect E-Rate: comments to the FCC are due October 13
The FCC's proposed changes to E-Rate put $672 million in Pennsylvania connectivity at stake. Here's how your district can be heard before the deadline.
At the FCC, PA Digital Trust Hub makes the case for E-Rate
AIU joined a national coalition of school and library leaders at the FCC. Read the remarks of Richard Platts, CETL, on keeping E-Rate a strong, nationwide connectivity program.
PA Digital Trust Hub partners with AASA and AESA to launch a nationwide E-Rate site and FCC comment builder
erate.aasa.org maps $13.2 billion in E-Rate funding to every state and county, and helps educators write their own evidence-based FCC comments.
The Creating Digital Trust toolkit for back to school
Employees don't need to be technology experts to build digital trust. This back-to-school toolkit helps every staff member see how everyday choices make a difference.
PA Digital Trust Hub partners with PASBO, PASA, PAECT, PAIU and PAIMS to protect E-Rate
Pennsylvania's statewide education associations back a data-driven E-Rate site covering all 29 intermediate units and every public school district.
AIU receives 1EdTech Community Excellence Award for the Digital Trust Hub
The national award recognizes the Hub for strengthening interoperability and trusted data practices across Pennsylvania.
Phishers don't take summer vacation
Phishing works best when people are distracted and out of routine, which describes summer in a school district. This month's member resources carry awareness from the last day of school to the first.
Offboarding edtech tools without leaving student data behind
Spring is when districts decide which tools to renew, replace or retire. This month's member toolkit helps them exit a vendor without leaving data behind.
Domain Trust Monitor launches for Digital Trust Hub members
A free tool from AIU that helps member districts protect the domains they use for email and the web, and alerts their teams when something needs attention.
World Backup Day: backups only matter if they work
Data loss is more common than most people think. This month's member resources cover what staff can do and how districts can confirm their own recovery plans work.
Safer Internet Day resources for families, teachers and students
Safer Internet Day is a chance to reinforce the work schools do all year to help students build healthy relationships with technology. This month's member resources reach families, teachers and students.
Love Data Week: making data governance approachable
Data governance can feel abstract to busy staff. This month, members received a light-touch campaign that turns it into a few everyday habits.
Data Privacy Week: a ready-made campaign for your staff
Data Privacy Week gives districts a natural moment to talk with staff about how their data is collected and used. This month, members received everything they needed to run a weeklong campaign.
Keeping staff cyber-smart through the holiday season
Holiday shopping season is prime time for scams. This month's member resource gives staff a quick, memorable set of reminders before the celebrations begin.
PA Digital Trust Hub joins the Pennsylvania Student Data Privacy Consortium
Standard, statewide data privacy agreements with vendors, through IU13 and A4L's Student Data Privacy Consortium, at discounted consortium pricing.
Everyday habits that keep student data from leaking
Most student data exposures aren't dramatic breaches. They're a gradebook left open on a projected screen or an email sent with every address visible. This month's member resources help staff close those gaps.
AI Fools: don't get fooled by AI
AI-powered scams are harder to spot than ever. For AI Fools Week, this month's member resources give staff a weeklong series on how AI can be used to fool people.
Backups that work when you need them
A backup is only as good as the restore. With World Backup Day on March 31, this month's member resources cover staff devices and the district's own recovery process.
Safer Internet Day and Digital Learning Day resources
February brings two technology-focused days, one about staying safe online and one about learning well with technology. This month's member resources help districts use both.
A five-part data privacy series for school staff
Data Privacy Day is a natural moment to help staff think about the data they share and the tools they use. This month's member resources offer a five-part series built for educators.
Holiday cyber tips staff can use at work and at home
The holidays bring new devices, gift cards and online deals, and the scams that follow them. This month's member resources give staff short, practical articles for the season.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: four weeks, four habits
Cybersecurity Awareness Month is the year's best opening to talk with staff about security. This month's member resources turn it into four weeks of focused, ready-to-send messages.
White House National Cyber Director meets Pennsylvania school leaders at AIU
Director Harry Coker Jr. joined a roundtable on K-12 cybersecurity and the collaborative model behind the Digital Trust Hub.
Allegheny County schools join the 1EdTech community through a new AIU partnership
46 Allegheny Connect members gain 1EdTech's TAMS to vet classroom apps for privacy, security, accessibility and interoperability.