As schools become increasingly reliant on technology for teaching and learning, it is putting them at greater risk for cybersecurity incidents, which is apparent in the findings of a new cybersecurity report. “The State of K-12 Cybersecurity: 2019 Year in Review,” released by the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, found there were 348 cybersecurity incidents reported at 336 K-12 […]
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Higher Ed Tech Managers: This is the Type of COVID Response You Should be Getting from Your A/V People
This is a great example of the kind of campus tech-related higher ed COVID response you should expect from your facility's A/V folks.
It started Thursday, March 6, 2020. The University of Washington released a statement that all classes would be moved online for the remainder of the quarter. Then Friday came Stanford’s announcement. The dominoes continued to fall. Within the next 48 hours, every major institution in the United States announced some version of transitioning on-campus classes […]
VuWall Releases Free Visualization Tool to Help Coordinators on the Front Lines of COVID-19 Response
VuWall is offering its VuWall2 visualization tool as a free download, allowing organizations fighting COVID-19 to create a temporary video wall solution.
Managing the overflow of information as the coronavirus outbreak continues across the U.S. and around the world has become a complex challenge for everyone involved. VuWall is looking to partner with those who are on the front lines working to keep communities safe and healthy by offering its VuWall2 visualization tool as a free download, allowing organizations to […]
What Decision Makers Need to Know About Australia’s Lawsuit Against Facebook
Australia is suing Facebook for interfering with users’ privacy during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Australia is suing Facebook for interfering with users’ privacy during the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Ransomware Attackers Vow to Not Strike Healthcare During COVID-19 Pandemic
Despite cybersecurity attackers capitalizing on COVID-19 fears, Ransomware gangs say they won't attack healthcare organizations.
Although more cybercriminals have been capitalizing on coronavirus fears, at least some ransomware gangs say they will forgo targeting healthcare facilities during the COVID-19 crisis. BleepingComputer reached out to operators of the Maze, DoppelPaymer, Ryuk, Sodinokibi/REvil, PwndLocker and AKO Ransomware infections to see if they would continue attacking health and medical organizations during the pandemic. DoppelPayer told BleepingComputer […]
ASSA ABLOY RITE Slide Integrated Sliding Door Designed for Sound-Critical Spaces
ASSA ABLOY RITE Slide sliding door system designed for industries where sound control and space are critical, according to the company.
ASSA ABLOY, manufacturer of access control systems, says their new RITE Slide sliding door system is ideal for situations where sound control and space are critical to the design, including medical exam rooms, patient rooms, offices and hotel meeting spaces. “Drawing on years of experience and expertise in building acoustically rated door systems, RITE Slide […]
Building Control & Automation ROI: Time, Cost Savings and Efficiency
Building control and automation systems can bring considerable returns to both facility managers and occupants via time, cost savings and efficiency.
Have you ever wanted to have more control over your building’s infrastructure and thought your organization would benefit greatly if you didn’t have to spend so much time managing the facility? Maybe you’ve thought to yourself that if only you could automate some functions of your facility, you’d save a lot of money and resources […]
Who Got Hacked This Week? March 23 Edition
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, March 23, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
What types of cyberattacks were carried out this week, March 23, 2020? Read on to find out about the latest cyberattacks and who got hacked this week.
Microsoft Azure to Prioritize First Responders, Healthcare, Government During, Remote Work COVID-19
Top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and remote workers.
If Microsoft is faced with any cloud capacity constraints in any region during the COVID-19 crisis, top priority will go to first responders, health and emergency management services, critical government infrastructure and keeping remote workers up and running. In an Azure blog post, Microsoft said it has developed clear criteria for the priority of new […]
Mass Notification System Best Practices: Getting the Most Reach
Cell phones have become incredibly useful mass notification tools, but they can't replace a fully-integrated mass notification system.
On Jan. 10, 2019, Kevin Limbaugh opened fire and killed Davis, Calif., police officer Natalie Corona. Limbaugh fled, sparking a city-wide manhunt that ended hours later when he killed himself. During the hours-long chaos, the University of California, Davis — which is just blocks from where the rookie officer was killed — sent text and […]
