addresses cyber security, data access and privacy concerns. In order to protect students, employees and tax-
payer-funded equipment, transporters should install appropriate upgrades, undergo rigorous testing, and erect barriers within their systems. “Security involves looking for weaknesses in the entire
Securing School Transportation Best practices for protecting systems and data
architecture and multiple layers of technologies,” said Vinu Tomas, chief technology officer at Presidio, which builds IOT capabilities and secures them for manufacturers, law enforcers, first responders and school transportation providers. “Hacking a bus can be prevented with secure system access, user verification, data encryption, manual overrides and constant monitoring.” When purchasing new technologies, school transportation administrators should turn to technology vendors who not only have vetted their solutions for security, but also make themselves available for protecting data after the buying decision. Disruptive technologies also are prompting the need for formal training and education on managing digital-driven industries, especially transportation. “Before technology decisions are made, administrators need to de- cide if they are transporting a classroom and if they will be securing data as much as students. Make decisions now for 10 years down
Prioritize maintenance with constant monitoring and frequent cyber security checks. Apply the basics: multi-factor authentication, tokenization, anonymization and encryption. Utilize safety alters where vehicles systems detect the slightest anomaly.
Install a manual override to take control away from automated systems, when necessary. Partner with vendor that allow security by design and default processes when developing solutions.
Sources: Presidio and Zonar
the line,” said Gregg Garrett, an educator at Oakland University in Michigan, and author of the book, “Competing in the Connecting World: Te Future of Your Industry is Already Here.” Te book provides readers with a workable framework to better understand and prepare for technology disruption, organizational transformation, and leadership that will be needed within the digital era. “Despite the impending disruption from all of this technology,
there are defined strategies that greatly enhance an existing organi- zation’s chance of survival,” said Garrett.
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