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Beyond this, schools house large amounts of sensitive in automated content generation, for example, such
student and faculty data. While other lines of defense as essays and reports, or use AI to evade plagiarism
are available, such as endpoint detection and response detection. So how can schools incorporate AI to aid in
(EDR) tools, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, education while mitigating these risks? Here are just a
and monitoring technologies, relying only on these can few examples:
leave gaps in an organization's cybersecurity. These
tools, unlike a robust SOC, may not provide a holistic • Allow the use of ChatGPT and other AI tools but
view of the organization's security and may not be able require students to acknowledge and document how
to detect sophisticated or advanced threats. they used them. For example, students could use
ChatGPT to get feedback on their essay drafts and
Catastrophic Cyber Risk explain which of the tool’s suggestions they agreed
Imagine waking up to a world where your internet- with and didn’t.
connected devices suddenly stop working. Your phone • Create tasks that are a poor fit for AI capabilities,
won’t make calls or send messages; there’s no Wi-Fi and such as assignments about very recent news events,
no TV. You’re left with no electronic communication about the local community, or about a personal
with the outside world.You soon discover that it isn’t experience.
just you; it’s your neighbors, too, and everyone else you • Require students to complete assignments in class
know. without the use of AI technology.
• Create project-based learning assignments
This scenario highlights potential effects of a that require hands-on participation, personal
catastrophic cyber attack (CAT). A CAT refers to a observation, and other forms of activity not easily
highly damaging and widespread cyber incident that can replicated by AI.4
potentially disrupt critical services and infrastructure
on a widespread basis. Unlike more familiar risks, It is important, too, to consider establishing and
catastrophic cyber threats go beyond simple data monitoring acceptable usage policies surrounding AI,
breaches, potentially disrupting entire industries like increasing the chances of its responsible integration in
finance, health care, education, and government. education.

The insurance industry faces challenges in providing Conclusion
sufficient coverage for these large- scale events, Cybersecurity is a classic moving target, with
resulting in significant uncertainty. This highlights the organizations often feeling like they’re playing catch-
urgent need for next-level thinking and action, including up. Unfortunately, thefuture won’t wait, and neither
robust, coordinated contingency plans by potentially will bad actors in the cyber world. The best way to
affected entities to ensuretheir resilience and recovery keep your school secure is to embrace that same ethic:
in the event of an attack. constantly thinking about “the next thing” and making
sure you’ve taken all feasible steps to prepare for it.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration
AI holds the potential to reshape learning experiences.
However, it also comes with risks. One notable Wes Gates, Trust Cybersecurity Director, can be reached at:
concern isstudent misuse. Individuals might engage wgates@the-trust.org

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