Working with 40 school districts, including some of the largest ones in the country, the education division of Common Sense Media has gone public with details about a long-term project to help schools better understand student data privacy issues and choose applications that commit to safe practices in their terms of service and privacy policies.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/07/16
LifeJourney, an online career simulation experience provider, will launch Day of Cyber February 29 at the RSA 2016 Conference in San Francisco in conjunction with the National Security Agency.
About 12,000 students who possess individualized education programs (IEPs) had personal information posted to a public Dropbox site attending schools in Washington, D.C.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/16/16
Yes, theft technology can be a dandy tool for ensuring that a stolen computer gets returned to its rightful owner. But Absolute Software has also found itself involved in tracking down kids as well, who need other kinds of help.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/11/16
A 1,400-student Missouri school district is trying out technology for hands-free door and vehicle access.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/11/16
An education technology company that provides network management tools for schools has updated its Web filtering appliance.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/03/16
Phishing attacks are up 13 percent and spear phishing attacks are up 22 percent from 2014, according to new research from Wombat Security Technologies.
Toshiba's security division has introduced a new bundle of services for schools that use its surveillance equipment.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/19/16
Malware will grow. Attacks on Android and other mobile devices will continue. And payment platforms and the Internet of Things will become sources for new kinds of security vulnerabilities. These all surface as predictions from security vendor Panda Software for the new year.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/15/16
According to Hasso Plattner Institute, while fewer software security vulnerabilities were reported worldwide in 2015 than in 2014, the number of published vulnerabilities with a high level of severity has increased.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/14/16