2014-01-17 cybertraps for educators and districts
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Cybertraps for Educators and
Districts
Frederick S. Lane
www.FrederickLane.com
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San Diego County Dept. of Ed. JPA
San Diego, CA17 January 2014
Background and Expertise• Attorney and Author of
7 Books• Computer Forensics
Expert -- 15 years• Over 100 criminal
cases• Lecturer on Computer-
Related Topics – 20+ years
• Computer user (midframes, desktops, laptops) – 35+ years
• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Boardwww.FrederickLane.co
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Lecture Overview• Headache-Inducing Headlines• Common Types of Incidents• Electronic Evidence Is
Everywhere• Preparing for the Inevitable• Risks for Administrators and
Teachers• A Quick Intro to Computer
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Headache-Inducing Headlines
• “Parents Sue School District After Their 13-Year-Old's Suicide Following Sexting Bullying” – Hillsborough Cty., Florida• “Parents sue Lockhart school district after teacher charged with sexual assault” – Lockhart, TX• “School Cyberbullying Victims Fight Back In Lawsuits” – WV, PA, GA• “School Employees Sue Cyberbullying Students” – TX, PAwww.FrederickLane.co
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Common Types of Incidents
• Employment Issues• Harassment/Hostile Work Environment• Disciplinary Issues
• Student Misconduct• Cyberbullying & Cyberharassment• Sexting
• Teacher/Student Misconduct• Student Attacks on Teachers• Inappropriate Relationships
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E-Evidence Is Everywhere
• Inventory Possible Devices• Computers (Desktops, Laptops, Servers)
• Mobile Devices (Phones, Tablets)
• Peripherals (USBs, CDs, external drives, etc.)
• Inventory Possible Types of Data• Communication (E-Mail, IMs, Texts, etc.)
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• Web Activity (URLs, cookies, bookmarks, etc.)
• Network Logs and Access Data
• Cloud Storage (Dropbox, Flickr, Boxy, etc.)
• Deleted Datawww.FrederickLane.co
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Whose Data Is It Anyway?
• Where Did the Incident Occur?• On-Campus vs. Off-Campus
• Zone of District Responsibility Is Growing
• Who Owns and Uses the Device?• Misconduct Using School-Owned Equipment
• Misconduct Using Privately-Owned Equipment
• Who Runs the Service?• Evidence Hosted by District
• Evidence Created by Teachers/Students
• Evidence Hosted by 3rd Partieswww.FrederickLane.co
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Pre-Incident Preparation
• Policies and Procedures• District Decisions re Access, Services, Storage• AUPs for Staff and Students• Data Handling and Response Protocols
• Professional Development for Teachers and Staff• Typically First Responders• Potential Legal Risks• Technology Is Continually Changing
• Student Education• Critical Component of K-12 Curricula
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Response to Civil Litigation
• Preservation of Potentially Relevant Evidence• Adherence to Established Policies for
Handling Data• Notice of Litigation or Reasonable
Anticipation of Litigation
• Discovery Requests• Privacy Concerns• Burdensomeness of Requests• Production of Data Held by 3rd Parties
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Response to Criminal Activity
• Anticipate Prosecution and/or Disciplinary Proceedings• Adherence to Policy/Process Is Critical• Involve Law Enforcement ASAP
• Protect and Preserve Data• Restrict Access to Potentially Relevant
Data• Hire a Computer Forensics Expert?• Some Evidence Is Radioactive
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Risks for Admins. & Teachers
• Good Intentions, Bad Outcome• “Sherlock Holmes” / CSI Syndrome• Forwarding Content for Advice
• The Cover-Up Is Always Worse• Trying to Protect Colleagues and Friends• Desire to Protect District by Handling In-
House• “Delete” Is a Myth
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Current Projects• Cybertraps for Educators (2014)• Safe Student and School Employee
Relationships (2014)• Cybertraps.wordpress.com• CPCaseDigest.com• MessageSafe.com• Informational Web Sites:• www.FrederickLane.com• www.ComputerForensicsDigest.com• www.CybertrapsfortheYoung.com
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Contact Information
• E-Mail:• FSLane3@gmail.com
• Telephone:• 802-318-4604
• Twitter• @Cybertraps, @FSL3
• LinkedIn:• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/
• SlideShare.net• www.slideshare.net/FSL3www.FrederickLane.co
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Cybertraps for Educators and
Districts
Frederick S. Lane
www.FrederickLane.com
Cybertraps.wordpress.com
San Diego County Dept. of Ed. JPA
San Diego, CA17 January 2014
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