Reality Check – Adobe FLASH IS DEAD! THERE SHOULD BE NO FLASH IN YOUR NETWORK! As I start seeing more and more of these vulnerability scans from districts as we prepare for our upcoming new service offering which includes vulnerability scans, I have been dumbfounded that I have seen what is purported to be Adobe […]
Tech Tidbit – Adobe Flash is dead! I say again, Adobe Flash is dead!
CISA Step 4 – Minimize Exposure to Common Attacks
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.
CISA Step 3 – Perform and Test Backups
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.
Tech Tidbit – Security Fundamentals with your Endpoints
I am not a basketball person, but it is said that the late Kobe Bryant had one of the best work ethics in all of sports spending endless time practicing the fundamentals of the game that he learned in his youth. As we start this new year, we need to get back to some basic […]
Boots on the Ground
On any team, there is someone who has the vision and sets goals, and there is someone on the ground who makes sure those things happen. No team can be successful if the person responsible for getting things done is not working towards the same goal as the person at the top.
Important Information from the Jan 2023 Release of CISA K-12 Cybersecurity Toolkit
We have been talking a lot in these bulletins about the increase in Cybersecurity incidents and what can be done to mitigate that risk. Congress also recognized this heightened risk environment and enacted the K–12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 (“The Act”), which required the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to report on cybersecurity risks […]
Tech Tidbit – The dizzying pace of CVEs for browsers and other installed software
I am sitting here at 6 a.m. doing the morning review of all our Paladin Sentinel Monitoring school districts. The storm came overnight and there were lots of noisy UPSes, but thankfully it was a pretty boring morning.
Cyber Attack – Are you as protected as you think you are? (Part Six – Vendor Access to Your Network)
Today it seems everything is connected to the internet in some way. At home, you have doorbells, garage doors, TVs, and a myriad of other things. School networks also have a long list of vendors and vendor devices sharing their network.
Tech Tidbit – Endpoint Encryption Must Be Turned On – Everywhere
Today’s Tidbit should be quite simple once you get going. NIST requires data to be encrypted in transit and at rest. Probably you have a number of staff and techs who have laptops that leave the district.
Cyber Attack – Are you as protected as you think you are? (Part Five – Disaster Recovery)
Imagine you’ve been hit by a Cyber Attack. Your network is locked by ransomware and all your data is compromised. What now? Many people rely on their backups as a way to restore their data.