|
A Broadband Initiative from the Iowa Communications Network
 |
|
The COVID-19 pandemic has VA patients checking in with their doctors via telehealth appointments.
Source: We Are Iowa 5 News
|
Cybersecurity
What New Cybersecurity Legislation Doesn’t Include
Cybersecurity legislation needs to include ways to improve IT hygiene and visibility, the collective root of the cybersecurity problem.
Source: Security Blvd
4 tips for protecting users from COVID-19-targeted attacks
Remote users in particular are vulnerable to coronavirus-themed phishing attempts, malicious domains, and repurposed malware. Protect them with these basic steps.
Source: CSO Online
The Psychology of Passwords
Most people believe they are knowledgeable about the risks of poor password security; however, they are not using that knowledge to protect themselves from cyber threats.
Source: National Cybersecurity Alliance
Google says it will no longer save a complete record of every search
The firm will now delete its saved records of a new user’s activity after 18 months.
Source: The Guardian
Education
Iowa Virtual Academy Health-Related Enrollment Exceptions Extended for the 2020-2021 School Year
IAVA offers an online, tuition-free education to students statewide in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Source: Business Wire
Professors and students in Iowa face virtual limits to education
Campuses prepare for mix of online and in-person classes. Outfitting classrooms with cameras to allow sick or at-risk students to keep up while in isolation.
Source: The Gazette
Georgia to Spend Additional $5 Million on Online Education
The board also approved using $4 million of federal CARES Act COVID-19 relief funding to pay for internet connectivity, school buses with internet hotspots and personal hotspots.
Source: Government Technology
Course-sharing can help small colleges weather the pandemic
Officials at one institution explain why they are expanding work with a consortium to offer online classes to more students.
Source: Education Dive
Digital Divide
Coralville Library provides Wi-Fi to members of the community
The library started with 20 Wi-Fi hotspots, but with the high demand, the library applied for the Community development Block Grant, allowing them to buy 40 more.
Source: CBS News Now
Why FCC should proceed with 5G fund for rural broadband
The proposal to establish a 5G fund would distribute $9 billion across the country to support 5G connectivity specifically targeting rural areas that would likely go unserved.
Source: Washington Post
Nonprofit Boosts Internet Connectivity in Rural South Texas
Calling for signatures in support of bringing internet services to rural residents across South Texas where organizers say one third of the population lacks connectivity.
Source: Government Technology
Panelists call for barriers between broadband and rural communities to be taken down
According to a FCC report, 19 million Americans lack fixed broadband access – more than 75% of those people live in rural areas.
Source: Wisconsin State Farmer
Google Fiber's first expansion in four years is in West Des Moines
The city is building an open conduit network, with Google as its first tenant.
Source: Engadget
Connect with the Iowa Communications Network:
Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | Instagram
|
