Maggie Hassan

Thank you so much. Mr. Rossi.

If you feel like you have already talked about it and, you do not have anything to add, that is fine, too, because I think this has been a really fulsome discussion and I am really grateful for it.

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?

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…

It is really important.

I am pleased to be part of that bipartisan group in Congress that pushed to reauthorize the Institute.

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

That is great. Thank you.

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.

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.

In 2018, the New Hampshire legislature passed a law requiring the State Department of Education to establish minimum standards for the privacy and security of student data.

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.

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

I take to heart the relationship-building part of it when you speak with task forces post terrorist events, for instance.

In at least some cases can interrupt student learning time, too.

I think it is also important that people understand the impacts of a cyberattack on a K-12 school system.

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.

It really harms us all when an individual entity is breached.

I will say that very clearly.

Many school districts still view publicly disclosing a cyber incident as taboo, which, unfortunately, keeps the growing problem hidden.

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…

I am pleased to be part of that bipartisan group in Congress that pushed to reauthorize the Institute.