National Council of ISACs Welcomes K12 SIX, Extending Critical Infrastructure Threat Intelligence to the K-12 Education Sector
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2026) – The National Council of ISACs (NCI) has welcomed the K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX) to its membership, formally connecting the nation's K-12 education community to the broader network of critical infrastructure threat intelligence sharing. Formed in 2003, the NCI is a cross-sector partnership of Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) that provides a forum for sharing all-hazards threats and mitigation strategies among the ISACs, as well as with government partners.
"NCI is excited to welcome its latest member, K12 SIX," said Denise Anderson, Chair of NCI. "Schools face increasingly complex cyber threats in today’s environment. The involvement of K12 SIX in NCI extends vital threat intelligence and mitigation strategies to the K-12 community while strengthening cross-sector collaboration across all of the nation's critical infrastructure sectors."
Founded in 2020, K12 SIX serves as the ISAC for the U.S. K-12 education community. The organization's mission is to build resilience for primary and secondary schools and education leaders to defend their communities from evolving cybersecurity threats, incidents, and vulnerabilities. K12 SIX fulfills this mission by sharing timely and actionable threat intelligence, fostering community and collaboration, and developing K-12-specific guidelines and resources.
"As the pace of K-12 cybersecurity threats has grown, so too has the need for a trusted information sharing community laser-focused on protecting student and staff data," said Doug Levin, National Director of K12 SIX. "Joining NCI marks a significant milestone for K12 SIX, opening doors to collaboration with other critical infrastructure sectors and government partners committed to safeguarding our nation’s schools."
Membership in NCI positions K12 SIX to participate in cross-sector information sharing, joint exercises, and coordinated response efforts alongside ISACs representing sectors such as communications, energy, health, IT, and other critical infrastructure sectors, reinforcing the growing recognition of K-12 education as essential infrastructure worthy of the same protection.
About NCI
Established in 2003, the National Council of ISACs (NCI) is a cross-sector coordinating body representing a collection of designated Information Sharing and Analysis Centers. The Council provides a collaborative framework for public and private sector partners to exchange cyber and physical threat intelligence, analyses, and mitigation strategies. Through routine operational calls, information requests, joint exercises, and emergency response coordination, the NCI strengthens the collective resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure sectors.
For more information, visit www.nationalisacs.org.
About K12 SIX
Established in 2020 by the Global Resilience Federation, K12 SIX is a nonprofit threat intelligence and best practices sharing community for members of the U.S. K-12 education community committed to defending schools from ever-evolving cybersecurity threats.
K12 SIX is headquartered in Fairfax, VA. To learn more about K12 SIX, please visit: www.k12six.org.
Contacts
National Council of ISACs (NCI)
K12 Security Information eXchange (K12 SIX)
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Good to see K12 SIX getting a seat at the NCI table — schools have been the soft target for way too long, and that Denise Anderson quote about "increasingly complex cyber threats" isn't just PR fluff. One thing that doesn't get enough attention is phishing, since a fake login page or a spoofed district email is often the actual entry point, and honestly a lot of those scam pages look janky on purpose. This reminds me of something like a bad quality image maker, where you can deliberately degrade screenshots — except attackers do it by accident and it still works on people in a hurry. Anyway, cross-sector intel sharing is a solid step, and K-12 folks deserve the…
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