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Behind the Firewall: Our District's Cybersecurity Journey and What we Learned

Complete Attendance not available before workshop starts.

Take a look "behind the firewall" as PSJA ISD shares its multi-year cybersecurity journey — from foundational network hardening to implementing advanced threat detection and compliance alignment. This session will walk through the district’s evolution from a reactive security model to a proactive, layered defense strategy, highlighting both the wins and the hard lessons learned along the way.

Attendees will gain insight into the technical and operational challenges faced during the district’s transformation — discovering vulnerabilities from a pen test, implementing MFA during the Pandemic and including incident response development throughout PSJA ISD. We'll share the growing pains and lessons learned across our district infrastructure and support for 30,000+ endpoints.

Participants will walk away with real-world strategies and scalable best practices for improving network visibility, reducing vulnerabilities, and fostering district-wide cyber resilience. If you’re an IT leader navigating limited resources, and overall district challenges within your school district, this session will help you benchmark your district’s progress and identify actionable next steps in your own cybersecurity roadmap.

LEA, Higher Ed, City and County IT Leaders and educators.

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Cyber / Information Security
Technology

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Dates, Times and Locations

Room Name Workshop Date Begin Time End Time
Education Service Center
Willacy County Room
10/30/2025 11:00 AM 11:55 AM

Workshop Contacts

Name Type E-Mail Phone
Hector Rodriguez Presenter hector.rodriguez@psjaisd.us
Armando Villarreal Contact armavillarreal@esc1.net
Armando Villarreal Billing Contact armavillarreal@esc1.net

Special Accommodations
For requests for special accommodations for this workshop, please contact one of the individuals listed above at least ten(10) business days prior to the workshop date.