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Why schools need to incorporate endpoint management into their proactive cybersecurity strategy for 2021 and beyond

March 4, 2021

Education is particularly attractive to criminals because of the vast amount of valuable data it holds: student and staff information, supplier information, alumni databases, and research data - so, as security experts, what’s to be done to help schools secure their endpoint devices?

California Charter Schools roll out blockchain protection measures for COVID-19 response

February 18, 2021

Public California Charter Schools are taking steps to reduce COVID-19 risks by mobile application that will provide analytics to the schools for proper COVID-19 response.

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How educators can secure their online learning environments

Ning Wang

January 29, 2021

Cybercriminals can take advantage of human weaknesses in one place and use them in other places where they can get financial or other gains. Email addresses, real names, real addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, etc., all are valuable information for cybercriminals. They can build their database with this personal information and use them in future attacks. This is why practicing good cybersecurity habits as users and as administrators is critical for all of us for all systems we use.

Leveraging gamification for security awareness training

Randy Richard

January 29, 2021

To determine whether implementing gaming techniques for security awareness training at your organization makes sense, it is important to first understand what the ultimate goal of the security awareness course is. In many cases, gaming techniques can help employees overcome initial resistance to learning.

Whitley Schools Kentucky upgrading surveillance system to include analytics

Whitley County Schools in Kentucky installing 125 security cameras

January 20, 2021

Whitley County High School and Middle School in Kentucky will install 125 security cameras to boost surveillance and safety among the two campuses.

Oxford Connecticut schools to implement security operations center (SOC) and mass notification system

Oxford, Connecticut public schools receive grant to build security operations center overseeing campuses

December 14, 2020

The town of Oxford, Connecticut and its public schools will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Services to create a security operations center (SOC) with three personnel monitoring the district's four school campuses.

Schools hit hard by ransomware attacks this fall with no end in sight

K-12 schools have been hit hard with cybersecurity breaches this fall with no end in sight

December 4, 2020

The past couple of weeks, K-12 schools were hit hard with ransomware attacks. This week follows a tumultuous fall, full of cyber breaches and ransomware attacks that have hit schools across the U.S. and it has garnered government attention.

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Local Pennsylvania schools awarded $362K in school safety and security grants

November 19, 2020

Several local Pennsylvania schools have received Safe School grants from the State's Department of Education to fund safety and security-related equipment spending.

Engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion for stronger cybersecurity

Karen Walsh

November 17, 2020

As institutions of higher education reel from recent cyberattacks in the United Kingdom, IT departments work tirelessly to secure sensitive student data. Student records offer a wealth of personally identifiable information (PII) from birth dates and social security numbers to bank account numbers and home addresses. In parallel, a study released by EDUCAUSE in July 2020 notes that the CIO’s Commitment on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) reports that 83.1% of respondents strongly agree that “diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace environments foster more effective and creative teams of technology professionals.” Although at first glance, these two issues appear unrelated, bringing diverse voices to the cybersecurity table may provide a way through, rather than around, the current security struggles facing remote learning models in higher education.

Michigan school bus drivers get active shooter and proactive response training

Michigan school bus drivers gain active-shooter training

November 2, 2020

A grant of more than $800,000 from the state of Michigan will go toward Proactive Response Training for school bus drivers and transportation directors throughout the entire state.

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EVENTS

Webinar Solutions by Sector

6/25/20 to 6/25/21

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Insider Threat Assessment in K12 Schools – A Key Strategy to Prevent Campus or Workplace Violence

ON DEMAND: Join us as we explore guidance from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in developing threat assessment teams in K12 schools to detect, deter and prevent insiders from causing harm.

Webinar Solutions by Sector

1/21/21 to 1/21/22

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K-12 School Security: Emerging From Chaotic Situations

ON DEMAND: The changing times require a sedentary culture to adopt new rules when it comes to the security and safety of school environments. How do we, as security leaders, prepare for, and engage in, response to an attack at our schools whether it be a man or naturally made?

Revamping Security Inside Two Florida Universities

This webinar will describe the unique challenges each school faced in revamping their security programs, each under the leadership of Joe Souza, who worked for UCF for four years and is now the Director of Security at UF. Read More

Microsoft’s Edna Conway, Chief Security and Risk Officer of Azure, will lead this session and provide a real-world, tangible approach to address security and resilience to support you in your journey to operational resilience.

Protecting employees from potential exposure could be a daunting task, but with the right property technology, your office space can become an interactive and responsive asset that helps you ensure new health protocol compliance.