Threat actors are especially fond of your newest employees.   Often, there is either a public announcement or they post on LinkedIn or other social media, proudly announcing that they are joining your organization. The bad guys can then do some simple research on who their boss is and perhaps who their co-workers are.

  Aaron Kingery, CIO of Acture Solutions, gave an in-depth presentation on how organizations (K-12 schools, Colleges/Universities, Local Government, Libraries) can safely and effectively adopt AI systems under local control – without compromising data privacy or compliance.

Now that the Threat Actors are using AI to craft phishing emails, protecting your users has become increasingly more challenging. The attacks are too perfect. Your users can’t tell the difference. You and I probably can’t tell the difference either. Yet 70% of the bad things that reach your network most likely come via email.

Welcome to the Acture Solutions January 2026 Tech Talk Part I webinar.   In this session, we have two outstanding presentations for you:   Remote Work 2.0 Presenter: Jeff Jakubowski, Network Architect Remote work is here to stay—but many organizations are still managing remote access and devices the old way.

I read an article today in which a judge declared that Google monopolized search. Well, that is a big duh! How long did it take the government to figure that out? Today, I will not debate the merits of Google’s status. I have a far more serious security concern to discuss.

Exploring the Benefits of Digitalization Digital transformation is no longer an option. It’s a necessity for school districts aiming to thrive in the modern landscape. Yet many districts find themselves grappling with the complexities of digital transformation.

I stare at the Paladin Sentinel Monitoring Console every morning and see what happened with our monitored servers and networks overnight. I see many patterns and similar events happening between your networks. Here is one of my pet peeves of what I often see with a free suggestion to help keep me calm in my […]

I remember those days when the Apple folks would scoff at having to have antivirus. Macs were superior, and Windows devices had all those problems. The technical folks knew that was marketing blather vs. sound security advice. The reality has always been that “everything can be hacked.

For the last few years Microsoft has been talking about “Modern” this or “Modern” that.  In the quest for improved security they are agressively trying to move everyone to more modern protocols.  The impending LDAPS changes are an example of this.   However, there are more processes and protocols that they are urging you to retire.

K-12 education has been turned upside down. Remote learning is obviously the term du jour. At the same time as we are figuring out what remote instruction means, school districts still have to keep the buildings safe and run all the back-office functions.