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Edtech gone rogue? Tackling “Dirty Stream” attacks amidst uncontrolled app overloads

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While summer breaks may offer a pause for students and staff, they often mark a hacker activity surge. Of course, digital learning also depends heavily on internet access. Moreover, with Androids massive user base dwarfing iOS, cybercriminals are incentivized to create malware targeting Android apps, amplifying the risk.

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Critical steps to bolster K-12 cybersecurity

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This past August, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves state and local governments, reported that it expects an increase of as much as 86 percent in cybersecurity incidents aimed at K-12 school systems over the course of the current school year.

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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

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1 is to sort of know what you have facing the Internet. Making sure to keep tabs on when patches are are available for your Internet facing products and making sure that you’re patching those systems frankly pretty promptly. And so they serve all of state and local government, including school systems.

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7 things K-12 IT teams can do now to manage OT risks

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Microsoft’s Global Threat Activity Map by Industry shows that, as of June 16, education institutions had been victims of 5.9 Relentless cyber activity, ransomware, and more sophisticated attacks expose education IT professionals to increased pressure to maintain operational continuity. million malware attacks within the last 30 days.

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Kajeet to Bring Next-Gen Private 5G to Schools & Students Across America in Partnership with Google Cloud

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The goal of the partnership is to help transform the future of education by: Connecting the unconnected students and communities with high-quality wireless Internet and Close the Digital Divide once and for all. To learn more about Kajeet Private 5G, visit Kajeet Private 5G Platform. About Kajeet.

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Districts put DEI into action

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What do they look like in terms of the active participation of teachers and students? Department of Educations recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. AR: [One of the U.S.

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DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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What do they look like in terms of the active participation of teachers and students? Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. AR: [One of the U.S.

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