5 Ways Schools can Improve Their Cyber Security Do you stay up at night worrying that your school will be the target of ransomware or a security breach? How do you plan for the worst when you’re unsure where to start? The education sector has ranked last among 17 industries in terms of cyber security, according to a study […]
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Do You Recognize the Negative Effects of Social Media on Youth? While the statistics surrounding the positive and negative effects of social media are inconclusive, there are links between increased use of social media and depression. According to Childmind.org, teenage and young adults (who make up the highest number of users on platforms like Instagram
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What is Web Filtering? Web filtering is software that controls or restricts a user’s access to content on the internet. It is also known as URL filtering, content filtering, and internet filtering. There are two different ways to block access to websites — by category, or by URL. For example, you can block categories of websites such
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The Top 3 Online Threats to Students and How to Keep Them Safe Summer is coming to an end and school is just around the corner. Many students, parents, and teachers are happily looking forward to the start of the new school year. Unfortunately, many students will suffer from online threats such as bullying, engage
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Netsweeper for Education: Student Protection for K-12 Schools IT professionals face a major dilemma when choosing a content filter, especially if it’s for a BYOD environment. It needs to be capable of filtering different types of devices and operating systems, handle SSL decryption, granularly filter web content, provide detailed reports, and meet government requirements. In
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An Introduction to Netsweeper Content Filtering Netsweeper provides industry leading carrier-grade web content filtering solutions, backed by years of research and development, and is designed to excel in complex and highly demanding network environments. The Netsweeper content filtering platform has been built with the perfect combination of functionality, scalability, and reliability. Available in unique deployment
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How to Setup a Managed Access Program for BYOD Devices – Part 4 When deciding how to manage BYOD devices on your school network, many challenges come to mind. We’ve spoken over the last couple of weeks about setting up captive portals and using a dedicated Wi-Fi network, but both solutions come with several technical considerations that may
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How to Setup a Captive Portal for BYOD Devices – Part 3 Setting up a captive portal can be an effective way to filter and manage BYOD devices. This technique is useful when a BYOD device is not managed by a domain controller, but you still want to identify the student, and apply their specific
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How to Setup a Dedicated Wi-Fi Network for BYOD – Part 2 Do you ever install an Internet filter and then wonder what happened? It feels like its only been a day after installation…and you feel disappointed. A crafty student has already found a new way of bypassing the Internet filter by refrerename.shing YouTube 5
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How to Filter BYOD Without Losing Your Sanity – Part 1 It’s the start of a new school year, and just when you think all your preparations are complete, you’re told that your school district will support students bringing their own devices into the classroom. You post your situation on IT forums. You scour
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What is CIPA? CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) is a bill enacted by the United States Congress in 2000 due to growing concerns over the inappropriate content that children have access to online. It is essential to comply with CIPA to not only safeguard children from harmful or obscene content, but to also qualify for
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What You Need to Know About Digital Self-Harm A disturbing new phenomenon has made itself known – digital self-harm. Justin Patchin and Sameer Hinduja, scholars and co-directors of the Cyberbullying Research Center, describe digital self-harm as the “anonymous online posting, sending or otherwise sharing of hurtful content about oneself.” Students who participate in digital self-harm
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