{"podcast":{"title":"K12 Tech Talk","slug":"k12-tech-talk-884903","podcast_index_feed_id":884903,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/k12techtalk/feed.xml","website_url":"https://k12techtalkpodcast.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6908741/P-1_52nywc.jpg","author":"k12techtalk","episode_count":200,"summary":"A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, Arista, HPE Aruba Networking, Blocksi, Chromebookparts.com, ClassLink, CTL, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Howard Technology Solutions, iDoc, IncidentIQ, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, Lightspeed Systems, Luma Technologies, Managed Methods, Meter, NTP, Papercut, Provision Data Solutions, Pondurance, PowerGistics, Prey, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SaferWatch, Scale Computing, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Verkada, VIZOR ™ K12 Tech Talk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T14:21:22.513884+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 259 - Is Your District Ready for an AI-Powered Cyberattack?","slug":"episode-259-is-your-district-ready-for-an-ai-powered-cyberattack","published_at":"2026-04-10T02:06:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903/episode-259-is-your-district-ready-for-an-ai-powered-cyberattack","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903","url":"https://k12techtalkpodcast.com/e/deepfakes-phishing-preparing-k%e2%80%9312-for-ai-powered-cyberattacks/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/2eztfmmr7qbm23uw/riverside_chris_josh_mark_apr_10_2026_001_k12_tech_talk_s_stu9yjwa.mp3","summary":"The guys discuss the rising AI-driven security risks facing school districts, including convincing deepfake video and voice scams, advanced phishing, and the implications of new AI research such as Anthropic’s Mythos and Project Glasswing. They cover recent news items that affect K12 cybersecurity: proposed federal budget cuts that shift CISA and school safety responsibilities to states, the growth of non-classroom education jobs including IT roles, and the industry response to potentially dangerous AI models. ———— Sponsored by: PowerGistics: How K-12 Charging Models Impact Chromebook Sustainability Textbooks Didn’t have Cables Bring Chromebooks Back to the Classroom, but NOT Carts! One-Person Tech Department Success Story Incident IQ FortinetClassLink Lightspeed NTP ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our \"professional\" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techtalkpod Facebook Visit our LinkedIn Music by Colt Ball Disclaimer: The views and work done by Josh, Chris, and Mark are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions or positions of sponsors or any respective employers or organizations associated with the guys. K12 Tech Talk itself does not endorse or validate the ideas, views, or statements expressed by Josh, Chris, and Mark's individual views and opinions are not representative of K12 Tech Talk. Furthermore, any references or mention of products, services, organizations, or individuals on K12 Tech Talk should not be considered as endorsements related to any employer or organization associated with the guys.","meta_description":"The guys discuss the rising AI-driven security risks facing school districts, including convincing deepfake video and voice scams, advanced phishing, and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2647,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/k12-tech-talk-884903/episodes/episode-259-is-your-district-ready-for-an-ai-powered-cyberattack/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903/episode-259-is-your-district-ready-for-an-ai-powered-cyberattack.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}