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11 crisis management tips for administrators: what to do if you have to shut downMay 20, 2009 CDW G offers the following checklist of topics and questions for non technology executives and administrators to review with their management teams and IT departments to prepare for significant facility shutdowns – regardless of More..
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Virtualization: A PrimerMay 18, 2009 While funding evaporates in these harsh economic times, virtualization benefits budgets, education, and the environment while improving security. Here are some ways to virtualize DesktopThe entire desktop environment, including More..
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Recent survey says 40% of ID theft is from browser-based password softwareMay 18, 2009 Researchers from the Department of Computer Science at the University of California Santa Barbara have released a publication about the operation of a botnet known as Torpig. The team controlled the botnet for 10 days, and during More..
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Stop sexting: new game teaches students about Internet safetyMay 4, 2009 Web Wise Kids, WILL Interactive, Verizon and the ESA Foundation have created the game “It’s Your Call” for schools, law enforcement and community organizations to teach teens about “sexting,” cyber bullying, academic cheating and More..
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PC virtualization systems give schools a lot of computer learning for the buckMarch 22, 2009 Sometimes it was a challenge keeping students at Danville (IL) High School focused on interactive video lessons on the library computers. But not anymore.Now classes, like a group of eight special needs students recently, simply More..
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New toolkit helps make sense of mass notification systemsMarch 2, 2009 Americans send 1 billion text messages a day via wireless devices. Yet when it comes communicating with parents, many schools still rely on television, radio, and the Internet to push out critical information – meaning parents More..
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A whitepaper on Proxy AbuseJanuary 30, 2009 From SmoothWall's 2009 whitepaper Anonymous proxy servers that pass users' web requests onto other servers on the internet are becoming an increasingly pervasive problem in schools – and one that can only be prevented with More..
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Intrusion prevention in primary educationDecember 22, 2008 By David R. Bailey As an information systems consultant who has been working with educational technology and security for nearly two decades, I have seen a lot of security breaches. I have seen students change their own or other More..
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Data Privacy Trouble SpotsEric Svetcov, August 1, 2005 Concerned about FERPA and HIPAA? Start by closing the gap on some commonly overlooked vulnerabilities. More..
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Resources for Professional Development on Network SecurityWes Fryer, April 18, 2005 Question: What resources would you recommend for a professional development session for teachers on network security? The IT Guy says: The "10 Immutible Laws of Security" is a great resource to use for a More..
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How To: Protect Against a Zero-Hour AttackRob McCarthy, April 15, 2005 In the last year, a series of viruses and worms that caused damage across the Internet in record time has made very clear how vulnerable our computer systems are. The MS Blaster, Slammer, Sasser, and Korgo.W worms have shown More..
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SECURITY: Step by StepEric Svetcov, March 15, 2005 It's time to begin planning for summer upgrades, and if information security isn't at the top of your list, it should be. Your students continue to learn more about the tools and technology that could be used to circumvent your More..
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Cyber Security: A Survival GuideChris Seiberling, February 15, 2005 Districts everywhere recognize that their growing mountain of information provides significant potential for improving educational outcomes and administrative efficiency-but also for mischief, disruption, and malice. So, how do More..
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How To: Stop SleazewareBen Reynolds, January 15, 2005 Sleazeware" is my term for spyware, adware, malware, trackware, foistware, trojans, and other programs that sleaze into your computer, either as a hidden component or by tricking you into downloading them. Once in your More..
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