Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hacking has made the headlines this year. After a string of high-profile cases such as TalkTalk, the telecoms group, and Ashley Madison, the online dating site, education joined the list this week when education network Jisc was hacked, leaving many institutions…
Progressives are fine with sex ed in schools, but this gun-safety class has them flipping out
Imagine how differently this narrative would read if the topic were “proper condom usage” or “safe sex.” The ever-enterprising gun control group Moms Demand Action is picking a fight with a public school over its use of the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle to teach basic gun safety to kindergartners…
Substitute teacher arrested in child porn case taught at 6 Santa Rosa schools
A substitute teacher who was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing child pornography had worked at six Santa Rosa schools over the past two months, officials said. Ethan Monroe Morse, 39, worked at Montgomery and Santa Rosa high schools, Cook and Slater middle schools, and Hidden Valley and Monroe elementary…
UVA hackers probably interested in school’s Chinese or government connections
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A couple of weeks ago, the University of Virginia had to temporarily shut down its computer network after an attack by hackers believed to operate out of China. Little information was made available about the hack at the time, though unnamed…
All-digital effort for Georgia schools on hold in Senate
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Georgia Senate will re-examine a mandate forcing the state’s school districts to go all digital by 2020, after deciding Monday to re-commit the bill to committee. Critics of Senate Bill 89 called it well-intentioned but misguided, since they worry it…
DHS launches enhanced website for schools, international students
John Wagley Top Priority Sector: border_security The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched an enhanced For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post DHS launches enhanced website for schools, international students appeared first on National Cyber Security. View full post on National Cyber Security
Georgia governor signs bill allowing guns in bars, churches, and schools
Georgia Governor, Nathan Deal (R) just signed House Bill 60, also known as the Safe Carry Protection Act of 2014, that opposers refer to as the “guns everywhere bill.” The new law allows Georgia residents, who have concealed carry permits, to take guns into certain bars, churches, school zones, government buildings and some…
SIBA CEO: Florida Senate’s vote to ban biometrics in schools reflects misconceptions about identity theft
Top Priority Sector: access_control_identification Janice Kephart, founder and CEO of the Secure Identity and Biometrics Association (SIBA) has issued a press release stating in no uncertain terms that the Florida Senate’s near unanimous vote of March 27 to ban biometrics in all schools lacks common sense and denies schools the…
Several schools adopt STOPit mobile app to reduce cyberbullying
Top Priority Sector: cyber_security STOPit, a mobile app that allows students to anonymously report cyberbullying, has just signed up with seven schools in New Jersey and Florida to provide its platform. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars
STANLEY Security awards $500,000 in “Safer Schools” grants
Top Priority Sector: security_services The TOGETHER FOR SAFER SCHOOLS Grant Program, established by STANLEY Security in 2013 to help K-12 schools enhance security on campus, has announced the names of the four winning schools in its first $500,000 school safety contest. Read More…. View full post on The Cyber Wars