TCEA Responds: Google and Student Data
Dear TCEA Responds: I’m reaching out to you with a question on Google and student data. In your opinion, how safe are we with sharing […]
Top 8 Takeaways from WWDC 2019
From June 3-7, our software developers Steve Richey and Daniel Pfeiffer attended WWDC in San Jose, CA. WWDC hosted over 100 Apple presented technical and […]
Civil Rights Groups Sound Alarm Over Florida School-Safety Database
Citing Education Week's reporting, the ACLU and nearly three dozen other groups asked Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis to immediately halt construction of the new statewide […]
How to Keep Your Cloud-Based LMS Software Protected
For any organization that relies on cloud-based LMS software for continual learning and development (L&D), cybersecurity should be a top concern. If you’re not keeping […]
Will New York Do the Right Thing on Facial Recognition in Schools?
For those who care about the evolving terrain of student data privacy and civil liberties issues in schools, you may know that the actions of […]
Dangerous Vulnerability Found In Moodle 3.6.3, Earlier Versions Potentially Affected, Issue Not Yet Fix
On April 28th, a vulnerability affecting Moodle 3.6.3 was documented by ethical hacker from Turkey Özkan Mustafa, aka AKKUŞ on his Pentest Blog. URGENT: Review […]
Internet Security 101: What Teachers and Students Need to Know
As educators, you have a high expectation to provide a quality education for today’s youth. But you know that being an educator means much more […]
In the News: K-12 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From ‘Constant Barrage of Attacks’
Cross-posted at the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center: https://k12cybersecure.com. As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “K-12 Cybersecurity Lessons Learned From ‘Constant Barrage of Attacks’.” Education Week. 19 March […]
Schools Collect Tons of Student Information. Deleting It All Is a Major Challenge
States and districts should create comprehensive data inventories and adopt clear retention and deletion policies, recommends the Center for Democracy & Technology.
Cyber Liability Insurance
Have you read the latest newsflash? School district data breaches are on the rise, and your school district’s Student Information System (SIS) data could be […]
Protecting Confidential G Suite Files
“I’m working with a few schools. They only wish to send password protected files. The files will go outside their organization,” says John M., a […]
The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2018 Year in Review
Cross-posted at the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center: https://k12cybersecure.com. Public schools are relying on technology for teaching, learning, and school operations like never before. Yet, with the […]
