On October 8th, US President Joe Biden signed the K-12 Cybersecurity Act into law. Since 2018, 3,880 schools, including colleges and universities, have been victims of ransomware attacks, costing them extensive labor in mitigating the threat of billions of dollars in paying the ransom. This legislation enables the CISA to study cybersecurity risks within secondary […]
February 25, 2020 This training session on Google Workspace for Education Security and Compliance best practices kicked-off with Tom Woods, Amplified IT’s Lead Google for Education Training Consultant, going over how to leverage settings for ensuring security within a Google environment. Through the session, Tom specifically covered key settings, core applications, and 3rd party applications […]
Zero-Touch Enrollment: What it means to you and how to use it to your advantage Enrolling large quantities of Chromebooks always presents a challenge but now you have the option for Zero-Touch Enrollment (ZTE). Let’s discuss how this option works and the benefits of this type of enrollment. First and foremost your model Chromebook must […]
School of Phish: Common myths or misconceptions of security in the cloud James Scott from the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology, aptly commented that “there is no silver bullet solution with cybersecurity, a layered defense is the only viable defense.” His premise is accurate, especially in education and now more so than ever. The Cybersecurity […]