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Episodes
Episode 34 - Cybersecurity as a Team Sport: Governance, Response, and Strategic Planning for K12 Schools
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we welcome former Chief Information Officer at Pittsford Central School District Dr. Jeff Cimmerer to the podcast. Listen as Dr. Cimme...
Episode 33 - School Year Readiness, and Collaboration
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode we are joined by Data Protection Officers Brian Zimmer of Webster CSD, John Miller of Honeoye Falls-Lima CSD, along with Dan Fullerton of...
Episode 32 - How to Handle Zero Day Threats
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when hackers find a flaw before the developers do? They get a Zero-Day—a golden ticket into networks worldwide.Join our hosts along wit...
Episode 31 - A Global Perspective on Data Security and Privacy
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode our hosts along with Saige Hupman and Ashleen Speen from South Central Regional Information Center discuss what the world's top se...
Episode 30 - NYSED CPO Farewell: A Conversation with Louise DeCandia
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts as they sit down with Louise DeCandia, the NYSED Chief Privacy Officer, for a candid look back at her impactful tenure. Listen as Louis...
Episode 29 - Inside the SOC, should you Build it or Buy It
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered about what goes on inside a security operations center (SOC)? In our next episode, our hosts will be speaking with Paul Marco f...
Episode 28 - Live from the 2025 RICone DPSS Conference
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts broadcasting live from the 2025 RICone Data Privacy and Security Service Conference. They'll be discussing the conference's growth over...
Episode 27 - West Irondequoit Central School District
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for an insightful conversation with Casey Wagner, the Director of Technology (DOT) and Data Protection Officer (DPO) for West Irondequoit Cent...
Episode 26 - Business Office Cyber Awareness Training
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stay ahead of cyber threats! Join hosts Monica and Josh as they break down the essential takeaways from their annual School District Business Office C...
Episode 25 - Live at NYSCATE 2024
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we attend the annual NYSCATE conference. Listen as we catch up with attendees and speak to RIC one Risk Operation Center representatives ab...
Episode 24 - Data Retention Seattle Public Schools
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we welcome Melinda Lamantia, the Records and Archives Manager at Seattle Public Schools, to discuss data retention in schools. You'll...
Episode 23 - Buffalo Public Schools Part 2
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for part 2 of our interview with Laura Samulski-Peters and Julianna Sciolino of Buffalo Public Schools. In part 1 we heard about the cyber in...
Episode 23 - Buffalo Public Schools Part 1
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this special 2 part podcast with Buffalo Public Schools. In part 1 hear from Laura Samulski-Peters and Julianna Sciolino about the cyber i...
Episode 22 - The Mental Pressure of a Cyber Incident
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in this month as co-host Josh Becker shares his firsthand experience navigating a cyber crisis. Learn about the intense mental pressures he faced...
Episode 21 - Chief Technology Officer Erin Sheevers
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month as we talk with Bethlehem Central Schools Chief Technology Officer Erin Sheevers. Listen as Erin speaks about the evolution of her ...
Episode 20 - Live from The RICone DPSS Conference
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us this month as we recorded live from the RICone Data Privacy and Security Conference in Albany, NY. Listen to snippets of the keynote address a...
Episode 19 - RICone DPSS Conference Preview
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we provide a preview of the 2024 RICone Data Privacy and Security Conference on May 2nd & 3rd. Listen to snippets from past guests that...
Episode 18 - Data Privacy from a Second Grader
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on the extra special show as Jaya, who is in the second grade, speaks to us about what data privacy means to her and even provides some clever...
Episode 17 - Dr. Doughty NERIC Director
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we welcome Dr. Michael Doughty the Director of the Northeast Regional Information Center on the DPO download. Join us as Dr. Doughty shares...
Episode 16 - First Year DPO Public Schools of Tarrytowns
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we speak with Dr. Jessica Kingsbury the Director of Technology and Data Protection Officer for the Public Schools of Tarrytowns. Learn how ...
Episode 15 - Whitesboro CSD Phishing Accountability Program
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Phishing is still the number one attack vector cyber criminals utilize. Join us on this episode as our colleague, Brittany Rizzo from the Mohawk Regio...
Episode 14 - Lake Shore CSD DPO Michelle Krieger
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a special on location episode of the DPO Download at the NYSCATE 2023 conference. While we were there, we were able to catch up with Miche...
Episode 13 - MFA at North Rockland Central Schools
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us on the DPO download as RICone DPSS member Raheela Biag speaks with Ed Maltbie the Executive Director of Information Systems at North Rocklan...
Episode 12 - CISA Chief of Cyber Security Region 2 Rich Richard
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of October Cyber Security Month the DPO download presents a special episode with Rich Richard the Chief of Cybersecurity Department of Homela...
Episode 11 - National Cybersecurity Alliance
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we speak to Lisa Plaggemier, the Executive Director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA) We learn about the NCA, how Cybersecurity ...
Episode 10 - Watertown Incident Response Tabletop
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode we welcome Brittany Rizzo from the MORIC and Jeff Wood the Director of Technology, Cyber Security and Innovation at Watertown City Sch...
Episode 9 - Cyber Security Annex
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we speak to Hilary Hofstein the Managing Program Coordinator (Health-Safety-Risk) at Capital Region BOCES about the Cyber Security Ann...
DPO Download Episode 8 - Dennis Ast
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we speak to Dennis Ast, a Senior Account Executive Cyber Risk Specialist for OneGroup. Dennis provides insight into the Cyber Insuranc...
Episode 7 - Mineola High School Cyber Security Education Program
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode RICone DPSS representative Laura Pollak speaks to representatives from Mineola High School about their new Cyber Security Education Pr...
DPO Download Episode 6
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this months episode we speak to Rob McKenzie, who is the Data Protection Officer for Greater Southern Tier (GST) BOCES. Rob provides insight into h...
Episode 5 - RICone DPSS Statewide Conference
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the DPO download went on the road attending the RICone DPSS Statewide Conference on March 29th & 30th. Listen to excerpts of the c...
DPO Download Episode 4
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the DPO download combines our feature interview with the Threat Landscape update. South Central Regional Information center Associate ...
DPO Download Episode 3
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Laura Pollak of Nassau BOCES sat down with RICone Data Privacy And Security Service early adopters Joe Fitzgerald and Madalyn Romano t...
DPO Download Episode 2
04 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with K12 Security Information eXchange (k12six) National Director Doug Levin about the resources K12Six can provide to school ...
DPO Download Episode 1
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode we will meet Michael Hastings. Michael is a cyber security Advisor for the Critical Infrastructure Agency, a division of the Dep...