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Microsoft January Patch Tuesday

Microsoft 365 Services Restored After Hours Long Global Outage

According to Microsoft, a coding issue caused a massive outage Monday night to services like Teams, Outlook, Exchange, SharePoint and others.

September 29, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

If you found yourself working later in the day or a little past working hours yesterday, you may have run into a problem with your Office 365 services. That’s because of a massive outage that affected several services, including Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Azure, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Dynamics 365 and other applications. Down Detector, a website […]

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Election Vendor Hacked

Report: Election Vendor’s Internal Systems Hacked

According to Reuters, a company that provides software for elections told its customers that its internal systems have been hacked.

September 25, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

For the last few months during the COVID-19 pandemic and leading up to the 2020 U.S. president election, cybersecurity experts are being extremely vigilant and are warning of increasing attacks against federal agencies and enterprises. And now, according to Reuters, election vendors are being targeted. Tyler Technologies, a company that makes products used by U.S. […]

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school COVID violations

Some Schools Are Reporting Large Numbers of COVID Violations: Can Tech Help?

Texas State Teachers Association reports over 3,700 safety violations across nearly 200 districts. Do tech managers have a role in preventing them?

September 25, 2020 Adam Forziati Leave a Comment

Our sister site Campus Safety cites a recent report which found that many Texas schools are not following state coronavirus safety guidelines. The Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) distributed a survey and found more than 650 of its members from 135 districts reported issues in 12 categories, including inadequate ventilation, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning […]

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Facial Recognition Ban Schools

Over 1,000 Parents Sign Letter Calling for Facial Recognition Ban in Schools

School facial recognition ban letter is part of an effort by Fight for the Future, the digital rights group behind BanFacialRecognition.com.

September 21, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

Parents have raised an alarm against what they call “invasive” surveillance tech used in schools and, in some cases, for remote learning. They’ve called for lawmakers and school admins to ban facial recognition in schools. In less than a week, an open letter from parents opposing the use of facial recognition in schools has already been signed […]

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Ransomware

Report: Ransomware Attack Shuts Down Hospital, Leads to Patient Death

When a ransomware attack shut down a German hospital, a woman died after she was diverted to another facility 20 miles away.

September 18, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Much of the world is still in flux and reeling from the health and economic effects of COVID-19, and cybercriminals are unfortunately taking note and attacking when we’re most vulnerable. Hackers and other bad actors are targeting remote workers, education institutions and healthcare at a time when each are critically important to our continuity. And, […]

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school district mental health training

Some School Districts Are Using Their Grant Money To Update Mental Health Training

The pandemic has shifted the focus for many school districts when it comes to how grant money will be used towards school district mental health training.

September 16, 2020 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

School districts are continuing to use grant money for differing applications during the pandemic, including technology for remote learning and training for behavioral health specialists. This focus on school district mental health training is proving to provide a multitude of benefits. The Waynesboro Area School District (WASD) in Pennsylvania has received federal grant money to update technology […]

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Increasing Cyber Attacks

Now Is the Time to be Vigilant Amidst Increasing Cyber Attacks

As the COVID-19 pandemic and political turmoil lead to increasing cyber attacks, organizations and end users should take extra precaution.

September 15, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

While remote work and working from home are convenient and just a way of life these days, the trend is opening the door to cyber attackers, nation states and part-time hackers to take advantage of the hysteria and cast a wide net in a bid to compromise our networks. Across the board, companies are reporting […]

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Epson Projectors

Epson Releases Eight New Classroom Projectors

Epson's eight new projectors are designed for K-12 classrooms and small-to-medium-sized conference rooms to support hybrid learning and work.

September 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Epson has released eight new projectors designed for K-12 classrooms and small-to-medium-sized conference rooms that offer better audio, connectivity and widescreen options that can aid in both in-person and remote learning. The new projects are the PowerLite E20, X49, 118, 119W, 982W, 992F and 1288. They range from budget friendly, network-ready classroom projectors to wireless, […]

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Zoom Rooms User Interface

Zoom Rolls Out Two-Factor Authentication for All Users

Zoom has unveiled enhanced two-factor authentication for web, desktop and mobile that requires online users to present two or more credentials.

September 11, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Zoom went on a three-month security binge to better secure the platform to keep unauthorized users from accessing meetings, and the company still isn’t done rolling out new security measures. The company on Thursday unveiled enhanced two-factor authentication for web, desktop and mobile that requires online users to present two or more credentials to authenticate […]

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