THE Journal — Security/Privacy
Districts Adopt NetSupport to Manage Student Computers
NetSupport Inc. has reported that several districts and individual schools around the country have adopted NetSupport products to provide control over students' computer systems.
(4/9/2007)
Wren Updates Video Management System
Wren has updated its video surveillance software for the Wren Video Management System (VMS) to version 3.0. Wren VMS is a security system designed for K-12 schools.
(4/5/2007)
DeepNines, SurfControl Partner for K-12 Internet Security
DeepNines Technologies and SurfControl have partnered to provide an integrated, CIPA-compliant security solution for K-12 schools. The system is designed to go two steps beyond traditional filtering to help prevent students from visiting sites deemed inappropriate by school and district administrators.
(4/5/2007)
Data Security in K-12 School Districts
Key words in data security are confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While K-12 school districts can address data security by putting systems and policies into place, I suspect that one additional issue is often overlooked. That is, data security is a people issue. Network administrators can't do it all. It takes knowledgeable and vigilant staff and students to support the process. One might categorize security at macro and micro levels.
(4/2/2007)
Ace-Comm Provides Managed Mobility for Project K-Nect
Yesterday we reported on the launch of Project K-Nect, an initiative of the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that provides smart phones and service free of charge to at risk students to help increase their performance in school. We've learned since then that the project will incorporate security technologies from Ace-Comm in the phones.
(3/29/2007)
Speak Up Survey: Is Technology Missing the Mark?
The majority of parents in the United States are unsatisfied with the way technology is implemented in K-12 schools. At the same time, the majority of educators say that students are more engaged in school work as a result of technology implementations and that there is a corresponding increase in student achievement, according to a new survey released this week by Project Tomorrow-NetDay.
(3/22/2007)
GTG Releases Secure Disc Standalone
Global Technologies Group has released SecureDisc Standalone, a utility for encrypting the contents of CD and DVD media.
(3/20/2007)
Windsor USD Deploys Wyse Thin Clients
Following a pilot project that began in 2006, Windsor Unified School District (WUSD) in California will convert to Wyse thin clients across its enterprise over the next two to three years.
(3/20/2007)
Blue Lane Debuts VirtualShield for VMware
Blue Lane Technologies has released a new security utility for VMware called VirtualShield. The tool, developed in cooperation with VMware, is designed to provide protection for the VMware Infrastructure 3 platform.
(3/15/2007)
Securing the Learning Environment Against Anonymous Proxies
Ask most administrators what the biggest threat to the online learning environment is today, and you'll most likely be deafened by the resounding reply of "anonymous proxies!" Gone are the days when bandwidth, safety and budget were an administrator's primary concerns and could be easily maintained with an Internet filter. Today, students can conveniently bypass all safety measures put in place with a few strokes on the keyboard that allow them to connect to "bad" sites.
(3/13/2007)
MDI To Provide Technology For Learn Safe Program
Security technology provider MDI recently announced that it received an initial blanket purchase order totaling $25.3 million from Stratis Authority for its Learn Safe school safety and security program. The order was based on an initial Scope of Work submitted by MDI and approved by Stratis Authority to provide security products and professional services to multiple school districts located in the Southeast.
(3/13/2007)
NY District Installs IP Camera System
CDW Government and Axis Communications recently announced the companies have installed network cameras at the Middletown City Schools in Orange County, NY. Approximately 265 Axis network cameras were installed as a campus security threat deterrent across the entire district, including seven educational buildings and two administrative buildings.
(3/13/2007)
Texas High School To Implement Honeywell's Instant Alert
B. F. Terry High School in Rosenberg, TX has selected Minneapolis, MN-based Honeywell's Instant Alert for Schools to improve parent communication and emergency responsiveness.
(3/13/2007)
Georgia District Gets Emergency Notification System
Ware County School System has contracted with Honeywell to deploy the company's Instant Alert for Schools (IAS).
(3/7/2007)
Sendio Launches E-Mail Security Program for Education
E-mail security solutions provider Sendio this week launched a new program for higher ed and public and private K-12 schools. The company is making its I.C.E. Box e-mail security appliance available for half price to qualifying institutions.
(3/6/2007)
SchoolSpan Reopens Safe Schools Grant
SchoolSpan will once again offer its Safe School Grant to K-12 schools this spring. A Grant award includes five years of free service of the company's anonymous reporting module.
(2/26/2007)
Wyoming District Rolls Out Anonymous Reporting
Sweetwater County School District No. 2 in Wyoming is launching a new service to help deal with students' personal problems, such as threats and bullying. The service, "Talk About It," from AnComm, lets students report their problems anonymously to school personnel via the Internet. Sweetwater becomes the first district in Wyoming to implement Talk About It.
(2/22/2007)
Benton County Implements Anonymous Student Reporting
Benton County School District in Mississippi is launching a new service to help deal with students' personal problems, such as threats and bullying. The service, "Talk About It," from AnComm, lets students report their problems anonymously to school personnel via the Internet.
(2/15/2007)
Conroe ISD To Improve Emergency Response with SASI
Conroe Independent School District (CISD) in Conroe, TX has contracted with SASI Consulting to work on the district's emergency response and preparedness programs in conjunction with Harris County Department of Education. Last summer the district received a grant from the United States Department of Education for the purpose.
(2/8/2007)
Iowa Districts Opt for Infinite SIS
Four school districts in Iowa have selected Infinite Campus as the supplier of their student education process management systems. These include Burlington Community School District, Johnston Community School District, Oskaloosa Community School District, and Southeast Polk Community School District. Implementations were handled in conjunction with ViPS of Marion, IA, which is providing support as well.
(1/31/2007)
E-mail Lockdown
(1/1/2006)
A World Without Wires
Whether helping to resurrect the Katrina-devastated South or upgrading educational access in districts far and wide, more affordable wireless mesh and voice networks are changing the learning environment across the nation.
(1/1/2006)
Is Your Network Safe?
(11/1/2005)
AOL@School Collaboration Launches Virtual Hate-Crime Program
(9/1/2005)
The Cornerstone of Hard Drive Protection
(9/1/2005)
