Overview

January 30
10AM PT, 1PM ET

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Across K–12 and higher ed, cybercriminals are leveraging generative AI to launch more targeted, scalable, and convincing attacks than ever before, and email remains a primary point of vulnerability. AI-crafted phishing campaigns, business email compromise (BEC), and other advanced social engineering tactics can disrupt learning, compromise sensitive data, and erode trust.

Join the Center for Digital Education and Abnormal AI for a webinar where we’ll examine how generative AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape across all levels of education. Through real-world examples and expert insights, we’ll unpack the methods attackers are using today and the attack types expected to surge in both volume and complexity in the near future.

You’ll also learn how AI can be used defensively, powering the next generation of cybersecurity tools to help education leaders detect and respond to threats faster.

Whether you're protecting a school district or a university system, this session will equip you with the knowledge to adapt and defend against evolving AI-driven risks.

Why attend?

  • Get an inside look at the expanding risk AI-generated email attacks pose across K–20 education systems
  • See real examples of AI-generated email attacks and what they reveal about evolving cybercrime tactics
  • Explore how AI-driven tools are helping institutions detect and respond to threats in real time

Speakers

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Krysta Buche

Enterprise Sales Engineer, Abnormal AI

Krysta Buche is an Enterprise Sales Engineer at Abnormal AI with over three years of experience in the email security space. She works closely with K-12 and higher education institutions to defend against phishing, business email compromise, and socially engineered threats that increasingly target schools and universities. Krysta partners with IT and security teams in education to turn complex email security challenges into practical, effective protection strategies.

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Bill Rials — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Education

William (Bill) Rials, Ph.D., is a professor and associate director (department chair) of the Tulane University School of Professional Advancement IT and Cybersecurity Program. He focuses on continually delivering and updating the program curriculum based on innovative and emerging technologies. Before transitioning to academia and higher education, he had a diverse gov tech career delivering value to state agencies, local governments, and law enforcement agencies throughout the state of Mississippi.

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