Resources

  This week’s NIST TechTidbit is: Maintenance, Monitoring and Analysis of Audit Logs / DETECT.. Activate Audit Logging … This is a simple and complex topic all at once I have been advocating for a good two years that all of you should have an auditing server.

  Today we continue our look at a series of practical steps that districts can use to increase their NIST compliance. Looking at the complete set of NIST controls can be a daunting experience. One of the best ways we have found to make these cybersecurity improvements more attainable is following the CIS Controls Top […]

  Controlled Use of Administrative Privileges / DETECT / PROTECT..Change Default Passwords..Ensure the Use of Dedicated Administrative Accounts There is a lot here to unpack. If you haven’t done so already, you should try very hard to break your reliance on the default “Administrator” account.

  Today we continue our look at a series of practical steps that districts can use to increase their NIST compliance. Looking at the complete set of NIST controls can be a daunting experience. One of the best ways we have found to make these cybersecurity improvements more attainable is following the CIS Controls Top […]

  As we continue our NIST series, I am going to take a moment and discuss inventory and control of software assets in the IDENTIFY / RESPOND category There are a number of practical ways to better control our software inventory.

  Today we start a new series where we will touch on a series of practical steps that districts can use to increase your NIST compliance. Looking at the complete set of NIST controls can be a daunting experience. One of the best ways we have found to make these cybersecurity improvements more attainable is […]

  Weekly Tech Tidbit – Guarding The Wall “Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns” -Col. Jessep “A Few Good Men” That classic movie line rings true on all our networks.

  On Wednesday we had some power failures due to that high wind storm coming through the region. There isn’t really anything to for our infrastructure or server teams once we determine there is a power event. Fast forward to Thursday morning.

  “Clean up, clean up, everybody, everywhere, Clean up, clean up everybody do their share” -Barney That song has been stuck in my head recently having two Kindergarten aged kids in the house. However, after many of the conversations I have had with you over the last few weeks, it seems an appropriate message this […]

“When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight” – FedEx As many of you know, Bob and I have been doing this for a while – 41 years in fact.   And through all those years, every day is new and fun.   Thanks for your support and friendship and trust through all those years.