EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 IT leaders can mitigate cybersecurity risk. In 2018, the education sector had 101 reported data breaches and 292 additional incidents , according to Verizon’s “2018 Data Breach Investigations Report.”. 3 Security Tools to Keep K–12 Student Data Safe.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The education sector is the least secure of 17 industries studied this year, according to a new report released Thursday. The results show that although hackers have become increasingly deft at stealing school and student data, the education industry is no better prepared to deal with these malicious threats,” the report’s authors conclude.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 19, 2018

“By far the greatest vulnerability to our systems is internal staff who fall victim to phishing attempts,” Couch said during the hearing, EdScoop reports. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Instead, nearly 20 percent of staff proved unprepared to report or act against a phishing attempt.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A better question might be, what’s hot in EdTech this year ? In 2017, EdTech industry investments rose to a record-breaking $9.5 Just the first half of this year alone, the United States neared one billion in EdTech funding. We’ve touched on “what” and “why,” but “when” is just as crucial in EdTech adoption.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

The only other education technology company present, out of 45 total recipients, is Agile Mind , which develops online math and science curriculum and assessments. EdSurge (edtech product discovery). What distinguishes SBIR-backed companies is the level of research baked into their product development. 2016 SBIR Awardees.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 13, 2018

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.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Pretty much everything that is NOT covered by the edtech trade press. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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