School Security :: October 28, 2008
Security Spotlight
IT Security: What K-12 Admins Need To Watch
With schools and the Internet becoming increasingly intertwined,
district IT systems are more and more likely to fall prey to
cybercriminals looking for their next victims. Knowing this, school
districts must become more vigilant about protecting faculty, students
and machines from hackers who see such systems as the perfect breeding
ground for viruses, botnets, malware and other threats.
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School Security News
Annual Index Shows Prevalence of Web Search Is in K-12 Schools
A ranking of school districts using a particular safe-search index
service shows that the largest school district performed about 7
million searches during the 2007-2008 school year, and the smallest
performed around 460,000 searches. The indexing was done by
Thinkronize, which sells netTrekker d.i., a "safe search" tool for
K-12 environments.
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Bad Times Call for a Security Check, Experts Say
"Disaster breeds opportunity," so the old slogan goes. But when it
comes to uncertain economic times, organizations should double-check
their internal policies and procedures, security experts say.
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Stephen S. Wise Temple and Schools Ramps Up Video Surveillance
Stephen S. Wise Temple will be implementing Proximex Surveillint video
surveillance equipment to protect its campuses, students, faculty, and
congregants. The project includes integrating about 100 cameras
located in four schools on three campuses and using Proximex
Surveillint to manage multiple video, access control, video analytics,
and intrusion detection systems. The temple, located in Los Angeles,
supports 1,700 preK-12 students and 650 faculty and staff.
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Dubai Schools Install Astrata Group Bus Tracking Technology
As part of student safety programs, Al Mawakeb School and the
International School of Arts & Sciences in Dubai, UAE, have been
recipients of a contract awarded by Academia Management Solutions
International (AMSI) to Astrata Group to track and monitor buses at
the schools.
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NetSupport School Expands Feature Set, Adds Vista and Windows Server 2008 Compatibility
NetSupport has recently announced the release of NetSupport School
10.01, adding a range of new features to the currently shipping version.
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Malware Disguised as Social Networking Tops Emerging Security Threats
What's the top threat to data security going to be in 2009? According
to the GTISC Emerging Cyber Threats Report for 2009 out of Georgia
Tech's Information Security Center, the answer is malware specifically
disguised as "benign social networking links."
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Nov. 2-7, 2008
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Nov. 5-8, 2008
MAME 35 Annual Conference
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Nov. 5-7, 2008
Systems Change Conference 2008
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Nov. 6-8, 2008
56th Annual TEAP Conference
Camp Hill, PA
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Nov. 9-11, 2008
Public Education Network 2008 Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
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Nov. 13-15, 2008
Educators' Symposium on Accelerating Learning
Irvine, CA
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Nov. 16-19, 2008
SETDA Leadership Summit & Education Forum 2008
Washington, DC
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Nov. 18-21, 2008
2008 CETPA Annual Conference
Sacramento, CA
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Nov. 20-23, 2008
2008 NCTE Annual Convention
San Antonio, TX
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