District technology coordinator reports annual cybersecurity update, early adoption of KDE identity sync
Summary
Round County’s technology coordinator updated the board on annual data‑security practices, daily vulnerability scanning and enrollment in an early Kentucky Department of Education identity‑sync initiative to reduce stale accounts and improve account provisioning.
At the Aug. 19 meeting, Round County’s technology coordinator provided the board with the district’s annual data‑security update, describing routine security measures and an early implementation of a KDE identity synchronization program.
The technology coordinator, Mr. Conyers, said he could not discuss detailed cybersecurity practices in a public forum but that the district “goes above and beyond what most districts do.” He told the board the district conducts training for staff, runs daily vulnerability scans and is implementing a rapid‑identity sync with the Kentucky Department of Education so Microsoft and Google accounts will be created and provisioned through Munis sync, reducing stale accounts.
Conyers also said the district works with federal cybersecurity partners and conducts daily scans to identify vulnerabilities. The board praised Conyers’ work; a board member said, “I can tell you he's as talented of a technology coordinator that I've seen.”
Why this matters: Schools are frequent targets for cyberattacks, and district leaders said proactive account management and vulnerability scanning are intended to reduce exposure and protect staff and student data.
No board action was required; the report met the district’s annual requirement to brief the board on data security.
The technology coordinator said some security details are withheld from public presentations to preserve security effectiveness and that the district will continue training and technical improvements.
No approvals or policy changes were requested during the presentation.
