We are thrilled to extend our invitation to you for an exclusive Cocktail Party hosted by Acture Solutions! This will be a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers, enjoy some delicious cocktails, and discuss the latest innovations in K-12 technology with the Acture team.
You’re Invited! Join us for an Exclusive Cocktail Party on 11/23 at NYSCATE!
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 […]
Tech Tidbit – Welcome to the Wild West of Browser Extension Malware
I am being inundated with stories about historically benign browser extensions that are suddenly turning into malware infostealers overnight. After the articles a few months ago about around 38 doing this, I now saw something that another 100 turned to the dark side.
Tech Tidbit – Are Browser Extensions Backdoor FERPA Violations?
There are increasing reports of browser extensions doing deep data collection on browser-based users using the permissions granted to install the browser extension. We are not just talking about browser extensions that have converted from seemingly benign extensions to malicious threats.
Tech Tidbit – Should you pull the plug?
I keep reading that the State Legislature in Albany is debating legalizing the right to die, assisted suicide. That is heady stuff. In your own network, there are some profound implications to “pulling the plug” on a server, workstation, or network device.
Tech Tidbit – Please Help Me Fight Zombies This Summer
We are past Memorial Day and staring at the end of the school year and the start of summer. With almost every budget passing in New York State, you know what your funding is for 2025/2026, and you are finalizing your summer projects.
Tech Tidbit – Chasing Windmills
I don’t want you to get wiped out by the bad guys. The entire Acture Solutions team works extremely hard to keep our clients safe 24x7x365. However, Acture Solutions, myself, my co-workers, or any other vendor cannot keep you safe on our own.
Tech Tidbit – Watch The Gap
On Mother’s Day, I put my wife and my 9-year-old daughter on the 6:09 am train out of Southeast to NYC. They had a special mother/daughter breakfast reservation at 9 am. As I am standing there waiting for the train, I am staring at all the warnings beneath my feet to “watch the gap”. It […]
Tech Talk May Bonus Edition – Recording Available
So much has happened, and in some cases changed, since our April Tech Talk, that we felt our May webinar should be a Tech Talk Bonus edition. We will have a full cybersecurity update. We’ll say what we can about lessons learned in a new regional security event.
Tech Tidbit – The best defense may be a good offense
“The best offense is a good defense.” -Author Unknown “The best defense is to go on offense.” -Scott Quimby If you have been reading our Tech Tidbits over time, you know that a Security Operations Centers (SOCs) that provide 24x7x365 “eyes on glass” over your endpoints, or better still, over your entire network and firewalls, […]
