If something could be developed maybe at the U.S. Department of Education, I think that that would really help vendors comply with the standards.

I urged the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Education to improve their coordination efforts to protect K-12 schools from cyberattacks.

Got it.

Thank you so much. Mr. Rossi.

Can you share with us some of the ways that New Hampshire schools have worked together to reduce the burden of expensive cybersecurity tools and services?

I truly appreciate the discussion today. I thank you all for coming before the Subcommittee to discuss what is clearly a really important topic to a lot of us.

It is fair to say that when the spirit of collaboration is working among school districts and among various levels of government and various agencies, there are ways to share experience and share best practices that help each individual…

That is great. Thank you.

Is it fair to say--I am looking at kind of how we talk about what K-12 schools in New Hampshire, what steps they have taken to date to implement this law.

It is really important.

Thank you very much both on the prosecution side of things, but on the prevention side of things for similar attacks to continue.

How are K-12 schools involved in the process of applying for and awarding this Federal grant in New Hampshire?

I spearheaded an effort to create a Federal grant program specifically targeted at improving the cybersecurity of State and local governments.

the creation of a government coordinating council to focus on K-12 cybersecurity.

I think, the biggest takeaway I hope people watching today or listening to this or reading about it will take is that this is a responsibility that rests with each and every one of us.

I urged the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Education to improve their coordination efforts to protect K-12 schools from cyberattacks.

If something could be developed maybe at the U.S. Department of Education, I think that that would really help vendors comply with the standards.

What .gov does is provides a verifiable identity for entities; whether that is a municipality, whether that is a K-12 district, it does not matter.