“Everyone fears rejection” -Derek Jeter It finally happened. I got kicked in the head and rejected. Here is what happened. As you may know, for last couple of years I have been writing and presenting on email reliability.

Tech Tidbit: Rejection is hard

Tech Tidbit: Patching your Holy of Holies
Your technical staff’s equipment needs to be the best maintained in the district Some thoughts on patching your holy of holies. If you need help getting a handle on your patching process, give us a call -Scott Quimby

Tech Tidbit – What do we do when we have done everything the vendor told us and it isn’t enough?
It has been a very frustrating couple of months trying to keep everyone safe and stable. Since the Spring we have been pummeled by multiple Exchange exploits, a Microsoft 365 exploit, a bunch of printing exploits quickly followed by massive printing stability issues.

Securing Active Directory Part 4 – Recording Available
Over the first three Securing Active Directory webinars, we have covered a lot of ground. If you haven’t watched them, I would encourage you to do so as they are every bit as relevant today as they were when we did them over the last couple of years.

Your Technology “To-Do’s” for Summer ’21 – Recording Available
Would you like a more organized, hardened environment considering today’s threat landscape? What actions can you take to foster better outcomes for the district should you be audited? What should you do in the interim if you can’t get the funding you need to properly secure your district? The good news is there are […]

Your Weekly Tech Tidbit…Audit your user Accounts
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” -Thomas Reid, “Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man” – 1786 The SolarWinds Orion hack has been in the news for months now. It is now alleged that an “intern” put a very weak, easily crackable password on a critical system and then copied […]

Your Weekly Tech Tidbit…Beware of “Zombies”
“A chain is only as strong as its weakest link” -Thomas Reid, “Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man” – 1786 The SolarWinds Orion hack has been in the news for months now. It is now alleged that an “intern” put a very weak, easily crackable password on a critical system and then copied […]

Improve Your District’s Endpoint Security so You Can Sleep Better at Night -Recording Available
There is nothing more important than keeping your district and staff and students safe. Cybersecurity is not a topic that you can simply check off the list as done. Much like the computer industry itself, six months ago was the Stone Age.

Your Weekly Tech Tidbit… NIST Data Recovery
Today’s NIST topic is data recovery. The most obvious example of meeting this NIST standard is maintaining good backups. This is something we have all been doing forever, but as long as we have done it, I constantly see the same issues over and over.

Gain Visibility and Support with Co-Managed IT (CoMITs) – Recording Available
There are pros and cons to each of these scenarios. However, we believe we have a better way to deliver high-quality support to your district. It is called Co-Managed IT services (Co-MITS). It combines the best of your district staff with CSI’s technical and monitoring capabilities to create a powerful, responsive, flexible support team.