Should my employees have access to social media at work? There are two facets to consider in this answer: network security and employee productivity. If employees are using corporate devices to access their social media sites and perform light web browsing, then your network security is definitely impacted. If employees are using their personal devices […]
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Browser Hijacks
Innocent internet scrolling has been the antecedent for many frantic phone calls to our office: I was just scrolling through facebook and clicked on something interesting; now my computer is beeping at me and telling me I have to call this 1-800 number to get rid of a virus! This issue is generally what we […]
Parental Guides to Social Media
October is Cyber Security Month; this first week focuses on staying safe at home and on home devices. When we prepare networks and firewall settings for our K-12 clients, we are often asked to block access to social media and blogging sites. Our settings can restrict students from accessing these on the school internet connection, […]
Custom Admin Roles in GSuite
As more schools are utilizing Chromebooks and GSuite, schools are finding that it is helpful to have multiple staff members on campus that have password reset rights in the GSuite console. There are several levels of administrative roles built into the console, and the ability to quickly develop custom roles if you want staff to […]
Keeping Your School Gmail Safe
Several times a year, we see waves of phishing and spam attacks cycle through K-12 email domains. Our K-12 schools are tightly connected with other districts – sharing staff, AEA services, vendors and more, so spam emails are quickly spread and quickly read, infecting inboxes of students, patrons, staff and more. When Google sees a […]