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Providers Rise to Meet the Challenge of K–12 Data Security

EdTech Magazine

In 2018, the education sector had 101 reported data breaches and 292 additional incidents , according to Verizon’s “2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.”. Currently, several companies lead the way with offerings that address the diverse infrastructure challenges of data collection through enhanced interoperability.

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3 Ways K-12 Schools Can Improve Their Cybersecurity in 2019

EdTech Magazine

Mon, 12/17/2018 - 08:53. In particular, education institutions struggled with application security, endpoint security and patching cadence, according to the “ 2018 Education Cybersecurity Report ,” conducted by the information security company SecurityScorecard. 3 Ways K-12 Schools Can Improve Their Cybersecurity in 2019.

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K–12 IT Teams Use Phishing Simulations to Boost Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 13:36. According to research conducted by KnowBe4 , a security awareness training company, an average of 27 percent of simulated phishing emails are successful in the education sphere, THE Journal report s. K–12 IT Teams Use Phishing Simulations to Boost Cybersecurity. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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4 Tips for Controlling Shadow IT

EdTech Magazine

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 10:15. In fact, Gartner recently estimated that, on average, 40 percent of IT spending at companies is on shadow IT. It’s likely that in K–12 school districts, where IT is typically more physically and logically distributed than in the average company, shadow IT may be even more widespread. jena.passut_7651.

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Get Started with Digital Citizenship in Your District

edWeb.net

For the 2017-2018 school year, Theresa trained all the teachers on the basics of digital citizenship. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and Common Sense Education and sponsored by Symantec. Symantec was founded in 1982 by visionary computer scientists. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter.