Posts by Emma Harville
Aruba Networks helps K-12 schools modernize networks and infrastructure on a lean budget
K-12 education is going digital. As of 2019, 57% of all students in the United States use digital learning tools. Every day, more K-12 primary and secondary schools and educational organizations are embracing digital learning, creating smarter spaces for interactive learning, and implementing campus safety initiatives. However, creating the right technology experience for a learning environment…
Read MoreWhy You Need a VCISO
It’s no longer enough to have an appointed vCIO (virtual Chief Information Officer) if you want your organization cyber-ready. Computers and technology in general aren’t your specialty, so that’s why you hired the outside expertise of a vCIO. With their help, your organization’s IT (information technology) needs are now met, and you might even have an organization-wide…
Read MoreWhat is the NIST Framework?
Cybersecurity is ineffective if everyone teaches it differently, each in their own language. Having to re-learn different approaches and safety policies can be difficult for many employees without a technical background. Human error is the number one cause for cyber-attacks, often because employees didn’t fully understand the harm in actions such as weak passwords and…
Read More4 Ways to Get Your School District Cyber Ready
K-12 is a prime target for cybercrime. Here’s what you can do about it. According to IBM’s Security X-Force, ransomware attacks against public schools more than doubled from 2020 to 2021, with most cyberattacks taking the form of adware (33%) or ransomware (22%) attacks. Because they host a goldmine of sensitive data belonging to a defenseless population,…
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