Schools are responsible for significant amounts of often highly personal information about their students, teachers, and parents. What are the key risks and controls we should be examining to secure data in schools?

Join us as we chat to David Eedle, Co-Founder and CTO of EdSmart. David draws from over 20 years’ experience as a technology leader, investor, entrepreneur and contractor to global Internet and technology businesses. He’s passionate about how technology is embedded and protected in school systems.

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• 1:47 Tell us a little bit about yourself, what got you into this space?
• 6:01 Why should schools be concerned with privacy and data protection?
• 8:43 What kind of data are schools collecting and storing? 
• 14:02 Do you believe schools have the appropriate systems and controls in place to protect their data?
• 17:43 How would you rate the education sector’s security posture? Where are they exposed? 
• 21:12 Do you think there’s a risk with delegating cybersecurity exclusively to the IT team?
• 27:25 What risks do you foresee in the future as schools become fully digital?
• 30:48 What are some emerging technologies that you’re excited about and what are some that you’re worried about?
• 36:46 Who should be responsible for cybersecurity in a school ecosystem?