How to Defend Your Network Against Security Threats State, local, and education (SLED) organizations are suffering targeted ransomware attacks. At the start of February 2023, schools in Nantucket, Massachusetts were attacked using ransomware, causing the school...
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5 Barriers to Network Security
5 Barriers to Network Security Developing an effective network security strategy starts with assessing both the threat landscape and your company’s current security tools and processes. The sooner you uncover security vulnerabilities, the more quickly you can...
Atlanta Public Schools Aruba Case Study
Atlanta Public School's Infrastructure Upgrade Over the last few years, it became increasingly apparent that the Atlanta Public School District was lagging in digital learning due to problems arising within its outdated networking infrastructure. This created brief...
BridgeTek Solutions and Ruckus Networks are opening doors for North Carolina students
A World Beyond Their Neighborhood A sixth-grade student walks along the Great Wall of China as her classmate roams the pyramids of ancient Egypt. Just feet away, another student is exploring the vast expanses of the Milky Way. Virtual reality field trips like these...
How Forsyth County Schools Leverage Technology for Student Success
Forsyth County Schools have earned a reputation for excellence in education and technology. As the seventh-largest district in Georgia, they serve more than 51,000 students representing 124 countries and 52 languages. FCS operates 39 schools, including 22 elementary,...
Forsyth County Schools on Cybersecurity lessons from 2020 Replay
And how they’re shaping the future of education technology. Click below to join Tim Fleming and Curt Godwin of Forsyth County Schools as they guide us through how cybersecurity has changed in the past year and how it continues to evolve as we navigate a post-covid...
Lockstep Technology Group Partners with Impero Software to Help its Customers Better Support Students’ Technology Use
Impero helps Lockstep Technology Group provide solutions to schools that address both student safety and classroom management. Austin, TX, Jan. 25, 2021 – Managed solutions provider Lockstep Technology Group and student safety leader Impero have partnered to offer...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part III
What is the FCC doing now about E-Rates Issues? When the president declared a national emergency back in mid-March, the FCC made a few quick changes. The first action they took was to temporarily waive the E-Rate gifting rule, limiting the gift value to less than $50...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part II
How can schools provide broadband access to teachers and students? In a recent podcast, I met with Kim Friends, vice president of CSM Consulting, Inc. This company provides a broad range of compliance and software solutions for school districts, offices of education,...
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part I
How Will Schools and the FCC Bridge the Homework Gap for Distance Learning? In early March of 2020, the Coronavirus Pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. Schools were shut down across the country and left in a quandary to continue providing education outside the...
Four Cybersecurity Steps Every K-12 School Should Take
Imagine waking up to find that your school’s entire network has been encrypted and someone is demanding a $200,000 ransom to decrypt it. The FBI encourages you not to pay the ransom in order to avoid incentivizing more attacks, but the other option is starting over at...
Cloud Security Myths to Leave Behind in 2021
Are these myths impacting your ability to protect your district from cyber-attacks? Cybersecurity is trending - and not in a good way. Education has accounted for 32% of all cyber-attacks in the last year, and that number is only growing. It is predicted that...
Live from GAMEIS 2021
Be a fly on the wall as you listen in to Tim Fleming, Curt Godwin, Amy Denman, and Brian Trent talk about how this past year has shaped lasting changes in their schools. Leaders in education technology have to be more than just great. They need to consistently nurture...
How to achieve full endpoint security with your current team and resources
How to achieve full endpoint security with your current team and resources Sometimes, trying to fight off hackers can feel like playing in a five-on-five football tournament, only the other four members of your team couldn’t afford the entry fee, so you’re playing...
Transforming Education through Innovative Technological Infrastructure
with Brent Ramdin, President, Lockstep Technology Group and Lockstep Education Brent Ramdin joins Illuminate’s podcast host, Kiran Kodithala to discuss the pandemic’s impact on learning, what’s changed in the past year, and what the future holds for education in...
Forsyth County Schools on Cybersecurity lessons from 2020
And how they’re shaping the future of education technology. Click below to join Tim Fleming and Curt Godwin of Forsyth County Schools as they guide us through how cybersecurity has changed in the past year and how it continues to evolve as we navigate a post-covid...
Stimulus Funding for Education
Three stimulus packages have passed through Congress in the past 12 months - here’s what that means for Education. At A Glance: CARES Act Also known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, this was the first stimulus bill signed into law in March...