Four Cybersecurity Steps Every K-12 School Should Take
Imagine waking up to find that your school’s entire network has been encrypted and someone is demanding a $200,000 ransom to decrypt it. The FBI encourages you not to pay the ransom in order to avoid incentivizing more attacks, but the other option is starting over at a significant cost that’s well over $100,000, and […]
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part I
How Will Schools and the FCC Bridge the Homework Gap for Distance Learning? In early March of 2020, the Coronavirus Pandemic stopped the world in its tracks. Schools were shut down across the country and left in a quandary to continue providing education outside the classroom. The pandemic significantly disrupted normalcy, and districts scrambled to […]
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part II
How can schools provide broadband access to teachers and students? In a recent podcast, I met with Kim Friends, vice president of CSM Consulting, Inc. This company provides a broad range of compliance and software solutions for school districts, offices of education, department of education, and other educational organizations. Kim shed some valuable insights into the […]
The Current State of the E-Rate Program – Part III
What is the FCC doing now about E-Rates Issues? When the president declared a national emergency back in mid-March, the FCC made a few quick changes. The first action they took was to temporarily waive the E-Rate gifting rule, limiting the gift value to less than $50 that a district can receive from a service provider. […]
Lockstep Helps Students Succeed With Impero Softwares
Impero helps Lockstep Technology Group provide solutions to schools that address both student safety and classroom management. Austin, TX, Jan. 25, 2021 – Managed solutions provider Lockstep Technology Group and student safety leader Impero have partnered to offer Impero’s solutions to Lockstep’s partner schools, including tools to support student safety, classroom management, network administration, and […]
Cloud Security Myths to Leave Behind in 2021
Are these myths impacting your ability to protect your district from cyber-attacks? Cybersecurity is trending – and not in a good way. Education has accounted for 32% of all cyber-attacks in the last year, and that number is only growing. It is predicted that cyber-attacks in education will increase by 86% this academic year. It […]
Cloud Security Myths to Leave Behind in 2021
Are these myths impacting your ability to protect your district from cyber-attacks? Cybersecurity is trending – and not in a good way. Education has accounted for 32% of all cyber-attacks in the last year, and that number is only growing. It is predicted that cyber-attacks in education will increase by 86% this academic year. It […]
Live from GAMEIS 2021
Be a fly on the wall as you listen in to Tim Fleming, Curt Godwin, Amy Denman, and Brian Trent talk about how this past year has shaped lasting changes in their schools. Leaders in education technology have to be more than just great. They need to consistently nurture an environment that fosters innovation from […]
Live from GAMEIS 2021
Be a fly on the wall as you listen in to Tim Fleming, Curt Godwin, Amy Denman, and Brian Trent talk about how this past year has shaped lasting changes in their schools. Leaders in education technology have to be more than just great. They need to consistently nurture an environment that fosters innovation from […]
Transforming Education through Innovative Technological Infrastructure
with Brent Ramdin, President, Lockstep Technology Group and Lockstep Education Brent Ramdin joins Illuminate’s podcast host, Kiran Kodithala to discuss the pandemic’s impact on learning, what’s changed in the past year, and what the future holds for education in today’s technology-focused world. Listen Now