This exciting session will be led by Scott Quimby, CISSP, Senior Technical Advisor at Acture/CSI, and Larry Lanigan, Site Leader at Acture with 17 years of experience as a technology professional. What to Expect: 1. “Tech Tidbits” with Scott Quimby.

Acture/CSI’s January Tech Talk – Recording Available
Exclusive Cybersecurity Webinar with Acture/CSI and Blackpoint Cyber Experts – Recording Available
We are excited to invite you to an exclusive cybersecurity webinar recording led by industry experts at Blackpoint Cyber. This is your opportunity to gain insights from experts in cyber defense. Agenda: Introduction & Background of Blackpoint – Jamie Ivers, Senior Solutions Advisor SOC Overview – Jason Rathbun, Technical Director of Threat Operations SOC Saves: Real-World Examples – […]

Tech Tidbit – The Illusion of Logon Pages
“It Got Weird, Didn’t It?” -Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me I just attended the Huntress Security Event in NYC. It was at the Spy Museum on 8th Avenue (a cool place). I returned from that event to the office very afraid for all of us – myself included.

Tech Tidbit – About those VPN Connections
“None shall pass.” -The Black Knight, Monty Python, and the Holy Grail We continue to see attacks from misconfigured VPNs. Today I want to focus on legitimate user’s who have VPN access to your networks.
Tech Tidbit – 2024-2025 – The Year of Network Visibility
Every year, we hear about the Chinese New Year, the animal featured that year, and its significance. With the start of the new school year, I would like to declare the 2024-2025 school year “The Year of Visibility.

Priority 1 – Deploy Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
CISA in their January and August 2023 Bulletins again called out some of the most important ways that schools can protect themselves from cyber attacks. In both reports, CISA suggested that schools start their Cybersecurity journey by implementing six of the Highest-priority security measures.

Introducing CSI’s CyberCNS Vulnerability Advisory Service – Recording Available
It seems like Cyber Attacks are happening everywhere these days. Whether it’s a national news report of an attack against a company that has your credit card information or local news reporting a school district like yours that’s been hit with a ransomware/data breach, these stories are plentiful.

Using CPGs in Real Life – Patching
Everyone knows the adage “No one is perfect”. Unfortunately for anyone with a computer network, the bad actors who want to infiltrate your system are ready to take full advantage of any mistake they can find. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) knows this, as they called out CPG 1.E (Mitigate Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) in […]

CSI Webinar – Come learn how to provide world-class protection for your district against cyberattacks in a sane, manageable way
New York State K-12 school districts must follow EdLaw 2-d. We all know that is easier said than done. It is hard work with limited staff and limited resources to properly protect student and staff personally identifiable data while protecting the integrity of the district’s network and making sure there are proper controls to protect […]

CSI Tech Talk Part I – Recording Available January 17, 2024
The first session will be led by Scott Quimby, CISSP, Vice President and CTO of CSI. He will focus on “Tech Tidbits” providing timely informational updates on industry news and cybersecurity issues impacting the K-12 environment. Watch it here × Please fill the form below