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 4 – Minimize Exposure to Common Attacks
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 – Network Documentation – What’s in your share drive?
Your district network is complex. You have lots of VLANs. You have lots of servers and endpoints. Lots of UPSes, switches, and on and on. Then you have outside vendors who have their own equipment on your network. My question for you this week is, “Where are all your network documentation, vendor documentation, and passwords […]
Tech Tidbit – Your world must be a commercial SSL world
Add the last “S” for security. I remember the old mattress commercials. You left the last “S” of the phone number for savings. In our world, we need to always make sure we have the last “S” for security.
Tech Tidbit – The FBI has issued a warning about malware hiding in fake search engine ads
The FBI has just issued a warning that cyber criminals are using search engine fake ads to launch cyber-attacks. Their suggestions are excellent. You can help battle malicious sites by implementing some form of DNS filtering.
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 […]
CISA Step 2 – Mitigating Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (patching)
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.
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.