Does your organization process, store, transmit, or use educational records? Are you responsible for ensuring that the information of students remains secure? FERPA is one of the most significant federal regulations in the education sector, aimed at...
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Does your organization process, store, transmit, or use educational records? Are you responsible for ensuring that the information of students remains secure? FERPA is one of the most significant federal regulations in the education sector, aimed at protecting the privacy of students and their parents. Undergoing a FERPA audit is one way that educational institutions can identify and mitigate any vulnerabilities in their security infrastructure and are doing what is needed to protect students’ information. In this guide, you’ll learn the rights FERPA gives students and their parents, the controls used to assess an organization’s FERPA compliance, how a FERPA audit could benefit your organization, and ways that you can prepare for a FERPA audit. Let’s start with the basics first.
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