Managing Third Party Risk after PowerSchool

June 17, 2025 | 3:00 pm ET / 12:00 pm PT

When the largest K-12 cyber incident in history can be caused by a teenage hacker logging into a vendor’s customer service portal with just a contractor’s credentials, what can states and districts do to protect their students, teachers, and families?

When the largest K-12 cyber incident in history can be caused by a teenage hacker logging into a vendor’s customer service portal with just a contractor’s credentials, what can states and districts do to protect their students, teachers, and families?

On Tuesday, June 17 at 3:00 PM ET, IST Senior Director for Preparedness and Response Michael Klein moderated a discussion on the ways state and local leaders and policymakers are rethinking their approaches to third-party vendor risk in the wake of the PowerSchool cyber incident.

Michael was joined by panelists Vanessa Wrenn, Chief Information Officer, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction; Heather Mahoney, Executive Director, Mohawk Regional Information Center; and Mark Williams, Partner, F3 Law.

Panelists

Michael Klein

Senior Director for Preparedness and Response

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