Cybersecurity Keynote
Speaker for K-12 Schools
He Wrote the Book Your CTE Programs Already Use.
Author of Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens. Advisor to 250+ K-12 and higher education institutions. 50+ education keynotes. Educational pricing available.
Educational pricing available for K-12 school districts and education conferences.
Most Cybersecurity Speakers Talk to Fortune 500 Audiences.
Mark Lynd talks to school districts, CTE programs, superintendents, and students. And he's qualified to do it because he's spent the last five years advising over 250 K-12 and higher education institutions on AI and cybersecurity.
Mark is the author of Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens — a book written because teenagers needed cybersecurity guidance in language they actually understand. It's now used by CTE programs and educators across the country. He's delivered over 50+ keynotes on AI, cybersecurity, and incident response at education events and facilitated incident response tabletop exercises for school districts facing real threats.
As a 5x CIO/CISO and #1 ranked global cybersecurity thought leader, Mark brings enterprise-grade expertise to education audiences at educational pricing. Because every school district deserves real cybersecurity guidance, not just the ones with corporate budgets.
K-12 Cybersecurity Keynote Topics
Cybersecurity Life Skills: What Every Student Needs to Know
Based on Mark's book, this keynote covers the threats students face daily: phishing, social engineering, identity theft, digital footprint management, and online predators. Written and delivered in language teens actually understand. Not a lecture. A conversation.
Protecting Your School District: Cybersecurity for Superintendents and School Boards
School districts are high-value targets with limited budgets. Mark translates cybersecurity risk into the language superintendents and board members understand: student data protection, FERPA compliance, ransomware business continuity, and the insurance implications of an untested incident response plan.
Incident Response for School Districts: The Tabletop Exercise Your District Needs
Mark designs tabletop exercises specifically for education environments: ransomware targeting student information systems, data breaches involving FERPA-protected records, and phishing campaigns targeting staff credentials. Based on 150+ tabletop exercises including school-specific scenarios.
AI in Education: Opportunities, Threats, and Governance
AI is transforming education. It's also creating new risks. Mark covers AI tools students are already using, AI-enabled threats facing schools, building AI governance for education environments, and preparing students for an AI-driven workforce.
Why Education Events Book Mark Lynd
- Author of Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens. The only keynote speaker who literally wrote the book on cybersecurity for young people.
- 250+ education institutions advised. K-12 and higher education institutions across the United States on AI and cybersecurity.
- 50+ education keynotes. Five years of consistent presence in the education speaking circuit.
- 5x CIO/CISO. Enterprise-grade expertise delivered at an accessible level.
- 150+ tabletop exercises. Including school district-specific scenarios.
- Educational pricing. Because Mark believes cybersecurity education shouldn't be priced for corporate budgets only.
- References from education leadership. Mark has impeccable references from executive leadership in education — available upon request.
Conferences and Associations Mark Has Spoken At
NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference · FLGISA · MISAC · State CIO conferences · CTE program events · School board retreats · Superintendent summits · Education technology conferences · and dozens more
Book a K-12 Cybersecurity Keynote Speaker
Educational pricing available — contact for K-12 rates
Formats: Student assembly, educator keynote, school board briefing, tabletop exercise
Duration: 30 minutes (student assembly) to half day (keynote + exercise)
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Mark Lynd offer educational pricing for K-12 schools?
Yes. Mark offers discounted educational pricing for K-12 school districts, CTE programs, and education conferences. Contact marklynd.com/contact for K-12 rates. Mark believes every school district deserves access to real cybersecurity expertise, not just the ones with enterprise budgets.
What cybersecurity topics does Mark Lynd cover for K-12 audiences?
Mark delivers keynotes on cybersecurity awareness for students (based on his book Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens), incident response planning for school districts, protecting student data and FERPA compliance, building CTE cybersecurity programs, AI threats facing schools, and cybersecurity governance for school boards and superintendents.
Has Mark Lynd spoken at K-12 education events before?
Yes. Mark has delivered over 50+ keynotes on AI, cybersecurity, and incident response at education events in the last 5 years and advises over 250 K-12 and higher education institutions across the United States on AI and cybersecurity. He is also the author of Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens, which is used by CTE programs and educators nationwide.
Can Mark Lynd speak to students directly about cybersecurity?
Yes. Mark wrote Cybersecurity Life Skills for Teens specifically because nobody was writing about cybersecurity in language teens actually understand. He delivers student-facing keynotes on phishing, social engineering, identity theft, and digital safety that are engaging, practical, and age-appropriate.
Does Mark Lynd offer tabletop exercises for school districts?
Yes. Mark has facilitated incident response tabletop exercises for school districts and education organizations as part of his 150+ total exercises across SLED, Commercial, and Enterprise. School-specific scenarios include ransomware targeting student information systems, data breaches involving FERPA-protected records, and phishing attacks on staff.