123 episodes

A podcast about IT Issues/Trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, Aruba/HPE, ClassLink, Eaton, Fortinet, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, K12TechPro.com, Managed Methods, MidwestTechTalk, Papercut, Pondurance, PDS, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Vizor

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    • 4.9 • 15 Ratings

A podcast about IT Issues/Trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, Aruba/HPE, ClassLink, Eaton, Fortinet, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, K12TechPro.com, Managed Methods, MidwestTechTalk, Papercut, Pondurance, PDS, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Vizor

    Episode 120 - Chris Sleeps This One Out

    Episode 120 - Chris Sleeps This One Out

    Chis is off napping somewhere so it is the Mark and Josh show.
    They recap the recently released "CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey" that was released this week.  They go over 11 key findings and trends that came out of the study.  Some might surprised you.
    Mark talks about figured out how to block international logins to Google Workspace accounts. Hint - he made a full writeup on the K12 Tech Pro Community
    The guys also talk about the newly refreshed #StopRansomware Report from CISA/FBI.
    Finally there is a quick interview with Jeff and Dean from VIZOR about what Vizor can do for your district
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    VIZOR
    Managed Methods - free Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 security audit
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    SomethingCool.com
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Episode 119 - An Interview with Lucas from PIRG

    Episode 119 - An Interview with Lucas from PIRG

    We quickly talk about the SchoolDude breach and Keepass's newly announced CVE. The majority of the episode is an interview with Lucas from PIRG. Lucas is the author of the study we referenced a few weeks ago in the episode "Chromebooks are Evil?." The study looks at "Chromebook Churn" and e-waste created by device usage. After that episode a few weeks ago, Lucas reached out to us to clarify a few points of the study.  So, we invited him on to make those clarifications to our listeners. We had an interesting discussion with Lucas, and came away agreeing on more points than we disagree.
    Article that Mark refers to - Why do we replace our laptops every few years?
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    Managed Methods - free Google Workspace and/or Microsoft 365 security audit
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    SomethingCool.com
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod
    Visit our LinkedIn page HERE

    • 50 min
    Episode 118 - The Gang Finally Meets

    Episode 118 - The Gang Finally Meets

    🎶Together and it feels so good...🎵
    We are all together for the first time at the New Hampshire CTO Clinic! First and foremost, we thank Barbara and the committee for inviting us and making the trip possible - We had a blast!
    We got to hang out with the fine folks of the "Live Free or Die" State and talk all things K12 technology. The key topics were cybersecurity and data privacy. We had a chance to interview Pam and Josh, two of the driving forces behind New Hampshire's outstanding Student Data Privacy standards. We also interview Neal who everyone says "Neal is the State's cyber guy!"
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    Join the K12TechPro.com Community.
    Buy our merch!!!
    Managed Methods
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    SomethingCool.com
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod

    • 35 min
    Episode 117 - Lakota Schools Cyber Academy

    Episode 117 - Lakota Schools Cyber Academy

    This is a bit of a special episode. We are in New Hampshire for the NHCTO Clinic, so we prerecorded a few interviews. The first interview you will hear is with Andrew and George from Lakota Local School District. George is a student in high school and is completing their Cyber Academy program and gaining Industry Recognized Certificates (Including Security+ and CEH pro). This has opened doors for George and he is currently working as a cybersecurity professional for a company in his area while going to school. It's a really cool program and has given us a few ideas.
    The second interview you will hear is a chat with a number of representatives from Absolute. They go into detail about what their product can offer schools.
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    Absolute - Email oschmidt@absolute.com
    Absolute - Ensuring your Students’ Safety
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    SomethingCool.com - X360 Cloud Solution for backing up Google Workspace
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod

    • 31 min
    Episode 116 - Chromebooks Are Evil?

    Episode 116 - Chromebooks Are Evil?

    Mark is worked up this week, but first... Chris asks us how to keep printers from getting to bad websites, we talk about the big PaperCut vulnerability announced last week, we compare Chris' personality and mannerisms to Ted Lasso, we talk about the new pending Federal Legislation to enhance K12 Cyber Security, and Mark talks about Domain Doppelgänger from KnowBe4.
    The majority of this episode is spent talking about a "study" that was published last week about how Chromebooks are evil. The study talks about how schools have spent money buying millions of Chromebooks but those Chromebooks can't be repaired, have a "death date," and creating huge amounts of e-waste. This article got Mark worked up and he walks us through debunking each and every claim in this article and, in the process, we have a few good laughs.
    K12 Cyber Legislation - https://thejournal.com/articles/2023/04/20/federal-legislation-would-create-k12-cybersecurity-improvement-program.aspx
    PIRG "study" - https://pirg.org/edfund/resources/chromebook-churn-report-highlights-problems-of-short-lived-laptops-in-schools/
    Papercut CVE - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-papercut-flaw-abused-to-hijack-servers-patch-now/
    Domain Doppelgänger - https://www.knowbe4.com/domain-doppelganger
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    Join the K12TechPro.com Community.
    Buy our merch!!!
    Absolute - Email oschmidt@absolute.com
    Strengthening Security and Compliance Posture through Cyber Resilience in Education
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    SomethingCool.com - X360 Cloud Solution for backing up Google Workspace
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod

    • 47 min
    Episode 115 - Tabletop Exercises with SZA?

    Episode 115 - Tabletop Exercises with SZA?

    In this episode, Josh is really confused about the artist known as SZA and CISA, Mark reads a listener email, Chris talks about the tabletop exercise he did with his district administration team, and the guys banter about Missouri's proposed Senate Bill 4 that could affect website access.
    Listen here (and on all major podcast platforms).
    Join the K12TechPro.com Community.
    Buy our merch!!!
    Absolute - Email oschmidt@absolute.com
    Strengthening Security and Compliance Posture through Cyber Resilience in Education
    Fortinet - Email fortinetpodcast@fortinet.com
    SomethingCool.com - X360 Cloud Solution for backing up Google Workspace
    Extreme Networks - Email dmayer@extremenetworks.com
    NTP
    Oh, and...
    Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com
    Tweet us @k12techtalkpod
    Visit our LinkedIn page HERE
    Reddit
    NH CTO Clinic
     
     

    • 47 min

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