As I have gotten older I have developed claustrophobia. MRI machines are now my nemesis. Fortunately, I have not needed one in a long time. However, in my 43 years of working in IT there is another thing I am now afraid of – these internet-based attacks on our clients.
Tech Tidbit – What I am afraid of
K-12 Education ARPA Funding Overview- Recording Available
Join us for a quick, 30-minute webinar to learn about the potential technology funding available to school districts through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Vince Siragusa, Public Funding Advisor from Cisco Meraki will cover these two funding buckets from the ARPA legislation: ESSER III for public K12 schools Emergency connectivity fund Under […]
Tech Tidbit – Back to School to Basics
I think by now everyone is officially open. I know some districts locally and in the Northeast had horrific transportation issues. I heard that the Governor of Massachusetts actually called out the National Guard to drive school buses to ensure that schools could open! These are crazy times, but we have to be creative […]
Bob’s Top 5 for Cybersecurity
Back in April, I had sent Bob and Scott’s top 3 solutions you should have in place NOW to best protect against cyberthreats. Advanced Threat Protection firewall Managed Endpoint Detect & Respond.
Tech Tidbit – How I Spent My Summer Vacation – Three Items for you to address
My daughter graduated just from High School. Immediately following her graduation, we leave for our yearly family vacation back to the Maine seacoast. It is the end of the school year and the holiday week. It is always quiet.
Securing Active Directory Part 4 – Recording Available
Over the first three Securing Active Directory webinars, we have covered a lot of ground. If you haven’t watched them, I would encourage you to do so as they are every bit as relevant today as they were when we did them over the last couple of years.
Your Technology “To-Do’s” for Summer ’21 – Recording Available
Would you like a more organized, hardened environment considering today’s threat landscape? What actions can you take to foster better outcomes for the district should you be audited? What should you do in the interim if you can’t get the funding you need to properly secure your district? The good news is there are […]
Your Weekly Tech Tidbit…Audit your user Accounts
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” -Thomas Reid, “Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man” – 1786 The SolarWinds Orion hack has been in the news for months now. It is now alleged that an “intern” put a very weak, easily crackable password on a critical system and then copied […]
Your Weekly Tech Tidbit…Beware of “Zombies”
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” -Thomas Reid, “Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man” – 1786 The SolarWinds Orion hack has been in the news for months now. It is now alleged that an “intern” put a very weak, easily crackable password on a critical system and then copied […]
Your Weekly Tech Tidbit…NIST Access List Protection
Today we continue our look at a series of practical steps that districts can use to increase their NIST compliance. Looking at the complete set of NIST controls can be a daunting experience. One of the best ways we have found to make these cybersecurity improvements more attainable is following the CIS Controls Top […]