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As districts welcome students and teachers back to school, here are a few security resources that may help you ease into the beginning of the school year.
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Education
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom
Educators share their best strategies to boost student participation during online learning.
Source: Edutopia
Massachusetts College Gets $1M Grant to Study STEM Success
Study on the undergraduate success of talented, low-income students enrolled in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs.
Source: Center for Digital Education
What Is Cybersecurity’s Impact on K–12 Education Today?
As a whole, there are three interrelated and inseparable aspects to keeping kids safe: physical safety, online safety and data safety.
Source: EdTech
Hackers eye students returning to virtual classes as easy targets
As many students are returning to school online this fall, they face a potential wave of cyberattacks from hackers, including an uptick in phishing, amidst a weakened budget.
Source: The Hill
Cybersecurity
5 Ways Machine Learning Can Thwart Phishing Attacks
60% of IT leaders believe that phishing is the most significant mobile security threat faced by their organization, according to MobileIron’s recent study.
Source: Forbes
DDoS Attacks Cresting Amid Pandemic
DDoS events were three times more frequent in comparison to the second quarter last year (up 217 percent)
Source: Threat Post
Pressure, Peer and Otherwise: Ransomware and Data Theft Go Hand-In-Hand
Data theft is now a well-established element of ransomware attacks. See how you can spot the warning signs.
Source: KnowBe4
Digital Divide
United Way Digital Divide Program Provides Tablets To Students In Need Ahead Of Virtual Start To School Year
Technology is now an essential part of learning but not every family can afford the computers and tablets to keep students in class.
Source: CBS Baltimore
As coronavirus spreads, closing the broadband gap is more critical than ever
A Daily Charge podcast series explores why broadband isn't universal like running water or electricity -- and why that's an even bigger problem amid the pandemic.
Source: CNET
Texas Schools Start Online Amid Digital Divide Issues
As Texas schools prepare to start the school year online, the stakes for students on the other side of the digital divide have gotten even higher.
Source: Government Technology
Cedar Rapids Library providing space for people to use Internet after derecho
A limited number of people who need space to work remotely can call and reserve a space at the The Opportunity Center to connect to the Internet.
Source: KWWL-TV
Government
The Response to the Y2K Challenge Offers Lessons for the Pandemic
The author tells five lessons learned from experience in running the Y2K effort that leaders may find useful when faced with a similar challenge with an immutable deadline.
Source: Government Executive
New Mexico Announces Court System Smartphone App
A new smartphone app to assist in looking up court cases. The new app summarizes information for civil and criminal cases.
Source: Government Technology
GCC Declares Election Community ‘Prepared’ for 2020 Contest
"All 50 states and the District of Columbia ... now have intrusion detection sensors protecting their election infrastructure..."
Source: MeriTalk
Bipartisan House Bill Proposes $50M for Election Security
As localities prepare for the U.S. presidential election, a new bill from the House suggests giving state and local governments a helping hand to assure election security.
Source: Government Technology
Healthcare
Maryland Community Joins Telehealth for Seniors Program
A nationwide organization that connects seniors with the necessary devices — including smartphones, tablets, iPads and laptops — to participate in health-care services via technology.
Source: Government Technology
Sound security practices key to fulfilling telehealth's promise, study shows
A new survey finds widespread acceptance and use of virtual care among patients – but many would lose their enthusiasm if data breaches became common.
Source: Healthcare IT News
The Staying Power of Telemedicine Post-Pandemic
Telemedicine is experiencing exponential growth, with virtual healthcare interactions on pace to top one billion by the end of 2020 according to Forrester Research.
Source: Go Local Providence
Public Safety
The First Responder Network Authority Technology Domain: Voice Communications
Voice communications are the fundamental form of public safety communications. Learn how the FirstNet Authority is working to expand voice comms capabilities with the help of public safety.
Source: FirstNet
Do you have a winning drone design?
Help America’s public safety by entering our First Responder UAS Challenge and compete for $300K!
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology
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