LIVE WEBINAR ON 12/13: How to Leverage E-Rate Funding to Boost Your School’s Cybersecurity
Cyber attacks against K-12 schools are on the rise. Do you know how to leverage E-Rate funds to keep your students and staff protected? Without proper cybersecurity measures in place, school networks are vulnerable to attacks and can be shut down. These network breaches can compromise student data and lead to the loss of learning […]
Does My School Need an “Incident Response” Plan?
An incident response plan is an organized approach to addressing the aftermath of a security breach or cyber-attack. Certain industries, like educational, medical, and financial institutions absolutely should have one. But even if you don’t have a lot of sensitive information, it’s best to have SOME idea of what you would do if a cyber-attack […]
Trick or Treat: 5 Cybersecurity Tips Just in Time for Halloween
With Halloween just a week away, now is the perfect time to review ways to keep the monsters away from your network! It’s important to stay on top of your school’s cybersecurity protocols throughout the year, or else you could find yourself being haunted by cyber thieves. Here are some of our favorite K-12 cybersecurity […]
Take the October Cybersecurity Challenge & Win $100!
Who says cybersecurity can’t be fun?! Test your knowledge with a fun mix of cybersecurity and fall harvest trivia. Check the leaderboard to see how your knowledge stacks up. The contest ends on October 31st. Winners will be announced early November. You can play online at: https://www.ikonbusinessgroup.com/october-trivia/
4 Employee Personality Traits that Could Threaten Your Cybersecurity!
To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we’ve compiled a list of four employee cyber personalities to help you identify potential areas of improvement for your company’s cybersecurity strategies. Cybersecurity is a serious topic, but we can still have fun while learning about it. Cybersecurity threats come in many forms, and there are no easy fixes to […]
Back To School! The 4 Cyber Security Trainings You Must Do With ALL Employees
It’s back-to-school season! Soon, our kids will return to the classroom, where they will relearn the information from the prior school year to ensure that they were able to retain that knowledge. There’s nothing wrong with needing a refresher, and this is true for both students and your employees. If your staff has not had […]
Tips for Implementing Effective Cybersecurity Awareness Training
Until recently, most organizations would impart security awareness training as lectures using a slide deck. They typically conducted these training sessions once a year or once during induction. However, these sessions proved ineffective because of their uninteresting nature and lack of follow-up sessions. If you intend to develop a security-focused culture, implementing robust security awareness […]
Be Cautious of These 3 Cybersecurity Threats
If you’re responsible for your school’s technology infrastructure, you’re probably aware of some of the different methods that cybercriminals will use to try to steal sensitive information. But there are some new threats making headlines. A recent report from CyberCatch saw the cybersecurity platform provider review 20,000 randomly selected organizations in the U.S. for vulnerabilities […]
How to Make Cybersecurity Awareness Second Nature for Your K-12 School
In order to be effective, your school’s cybersecurity program has to start from the top-down and include all employees. It’s no longer enough to depend entirely on your IT department to jump in to the rescue whenever there’s a breach. It’s imperative to have strong security policies in place that are well-thought-out and clearly documented […]
Compliance And Cybersecurity – Why Both Are Important
In the world of K-12 education, you’ll inevitably hear about the many ways to beef up your cybersecurity to ensure the safety of your staff and student data. However, another term is often heard when discussing cybersecurity: compliance. It’s not talked about as often, but both cybersecurity and compliance are essential for any school. Compliance […]