Google Bulk Mail Update – Recording Available

The Google Bulk Mail Update presentation outlines the significant changes Google has implemented for bulk email senders and the impact those rules now have on school districts, municipalities, and organizations that send high‑volume email. It emphasizes how authentication standards, message reputation, and technical DNS configurations now directly influence deliverability and reliability.

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April 2025 Tech Talk – Recording Available

The April Tech Talk 2025, presented by Scott Quimby (CISSP), Senior Technical Advisor at Acture/CSI, delivers a comprehensive update on today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape and the operational, technical, and strategic responses organizations—especially schools—must adopt to stay secure.

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Acture/CSI’s 10th Annual Cybersecurity Event Cybersecurity Update – Recording Available

“The Seismic Shift in Security Requirements for 2026”** This presentation outlines the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape heading into 2026, emphasizing how AI‑driven threats, increasingly sophisticated attack methods, and widespread vulnerabilities are forcing organizations—especially in K‑12 and public-sector environments—to rethink their defensive strategies.

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Tech Talk October 2025 Cybersecurity Update – Recording available

The Acture October 2025 Cybersecurity Update provides a comprehensive briefing on the rapidly intensifying cybersecurity threat landscape and the real‑world attacks that impacted organizations over the past year. The presentation outlines how AI‑driven threats, adversary‑in‑the‑middle techniques, malicious browser extensions, and stolen MFA session tokens have made traditional defenses insufficient.

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Tech Tidbit – AI Copyright Issues

In K-12, there is a strong awareness of US copyright laws. Since the beginning of time, schools have had to manage copyright. This continued from the print media into computer software and then online content. AI has dramatically changed the way we discuss copyright.

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Tech Tidbit – F(Ph)ishing Trips

I am back from my 29th trip to Acadia National Park on the coast of Maine.   There is something about sitting on a rock and staring out at the Ocean that is magical and refreshing. This year, though, we couldn’t do our annual fishing trip on Frenchman’s Bay.

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10 years of cybersecurity insights. One unmissable day.

AI is changing the entire cyber threat landscape, even in your classrooms. That’s why this year’s Cybersecurity Event is all about how AI impacts school data privacy and what districts can do to stay ahead. For our 10th anniversary, we’re bringing together thought leaders and district innovators for a full day of strategies, stories, and solutions you […]

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Tech Tidbit – Happy Anniversary!

This is the 46th year that Bob and I have been working together in technology! It is the 45th year we have been working in K-12. Acture Solutions has been around for at least 40 of those years as well! The Acture/CSI family has been around the block. We really were around at the beginning […]

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