Tech Tidbits – Scott’s updates on security, updates, and industry news since we last got together. Harden your endpoints as part of your overall security plan – We talk about patching constantly. However, recent ransomware attack post-mortem analysis has shown that there are a number of free, and mostly easy endpoint configuration changes you can quickly make to […]

Everyone knows the adage “No one is perfect”. Unfortunately for anyone with a computer network, the bad actors who want to infiltrate your system are ready to take full advantage of any mistake they can find. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) knows this, as they called out CPG 1.E (Mitigate Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) in […]

We have had several districts come online with CSI’s CyberCNS Vulnerability Advisory Service. That has given me a substantial amount of vulnerability reports to sift through. One of the nice features of our service is that the vulnerability report not only shows the vulnerabilities, where they are, and how to resolve them, but it also […]

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.

Everyone knows the adage “No one is perfect”. Unfortunately for anyone with a computer network, the bad actors who want to infiltrate your system are ready to take full advantage of any mistake they can find. Cyber security is a constant competition between software/code developers and bad actors.

Your technical staff’s equipment needs to be the best maintained in the district   Some thoughts on patching your holy of holies. If you need help getting a handle on your patching process, give us a call -Scott Quimby  

  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 […]

  The call came in.  We have a serious virus outbreak.  Can you help? Over the years we have been asked this question time and time again.   Viruses have been predictable.   Their infection routes could be easily discerned.  Then it became a matter of discipline – Update clients, scan systems, re-image trashed machines.

The 2018 Yankees have taken the field.  We’ll all find out soon who is playing second and third base. In the meantime, I want to continue my discussion of the basics of patching. Many sites decide not to patch or patch only in the summer.

Now that the NFL season is over we turn our eyes to Valentines Day when Yankees Pitchers and Catchers report for Spring training.   It is the time of the baseball year when we go back to basics to shake the rust off the foundational aspects of the game.