In light of recent events, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) says "every organization—large and small—must be prepared to respond to disruptive cyber activity." The Shields Up page on the CISA website shares the latest updates, guidance for organizations, ransomeware resources, steps to take to protect yourself, and more. The page also links to additional cyber preparedness resources and CISA Tools.

Emergencies can happen at any time. Students and staff could be at school, participating in extracurricular activities, or have even gone home for the day when disaster strikes. Providing students and faculty with information and resources ahead of time can help mitigate injuries and damage in the event a disaster occurs.

The Ready Illinois Hazards webpage provides links to information on having a family plan, creating disaster and go kits, and taking appropriate protective actions. Additionally, the page links to information on various hazards, such as disease outbreak, fire, terrorism, power outage, weather, etc.

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Digital Threat Assessment will be held on April 8th from 9:30 am-4:00 pm via Zoom. Digital Threat Assessment training will enable participants to establish a framework to better assess all threats by constructing and considering the digital baseline of a threat maker by locating, documenting, and evaluating social media data through a threat assessment lens. A significant portion of the day will be spent engaging in hands-on exercises on the most prevalent social media platforms and associated search applications. For more information and to register, click here.

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce the class Advanced Digital Threat Assessment will be held on May 3rd from 9:30 am-4:00 pm via Zoom. Building upon the Digital Threat Assessment class by Safer Schools Together, Advanced Digital Threat Assessment advances participants' understanding of finding and curating relevant digital information consistent with real-life digital threat assessment data gathering scenarios. Significant engagement and hands-on practice will take place as participants are assembled into investigative teams and given a true-to-life mock scenario. For more information and to register, click here.