Today’s assignment is both easy and hard – Look through your password database, talk to your staff, and identify all the vendors and devices that are using default passwords and change them to discrete, robust passwords.

When it comes to improving network security, the question asked is usually “Can we afford it?” But with Cyber Crime evolving every day, the question should now be “Can we afford not to?” NBC News recently told the story of hackers breaking into Minnesota Public Schools, stealing highly sensitive data on teachers and school children, and […]

Your assignment this week is to evaluate the printers on your network. The reality is that network-enabled printers are a serious security threat to your district’s network.

VMware has published a security advisory regarding a critical out-of-bounds write vulnerability (CVE-2023-34048) that has been fixed in the latest updates released by VMware. The vulnerability shared in this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory has received a critical severity rating by VMware.

As the school year winds to a close, preparation begins in earnest for summer projects. Many departments within your district will be planning new additions that might involve your computer network. Will any of those new additions expose your vital computer network to bad actors? Today, so many different systems are connected to the internet in […]

The rate of cyber-attacks has significantly increased over the past few years. Districts of all sizes are at risk of becoming victims of them, which is why it’s crucial that district leaders are aware of the most common cyber threats impacting the educational community today.

Last week I discussed the need to have all passwords minimally 12-18 characters to remain safe. While that is an absolute security requirement, we all know that our users are going to be pretty upset with this policy change.

Everyone has heard about the cyber attack on casino giants MGM and Caesars Entertainment in September 2023. It is alleged that the attack on MGM was done via a phone scam that a hacker pulled on a help desk employee.

Today we continue with our series discussing the highest priority cybersecurity steps as identified in the January 2023 CISA published report “Partnering to SafeGuard K-12 Organizations from Cybersecurity Threats.

Reality Check – Adobe FLASH IS DEAD! THERE SHOULD BE NO FLASH IN YOUR NETWORK! As I start seeing more and more of these vulnerability scans from districts as we prepare for our upcoming new service offering which includes vulnerability scans, I have been dumbfounded that I have seen what is purported to be Adobe […]