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Departments

Interview

Safe and Secure

Don Hough, deputy associate director of CISA’s School Safety Task Force, stresses the importance of preparation and fail-safe measures in an environment where physical security and cybersecurity technologies converge.

Report Card

Follow the Leader

New CoSN research reveals school IT leaders’ thoughts on popular education topics.

Product Review

Bright Idea

This extreme short-throw laser display can move seamlessly around a K–12 school.

Tech Tips

Perfect Harmony

Districts should engage in strategic planning and careful consideration of consolidation, standardization, automation and infrastructure investments when making this shift.

Product Review

On the Lookout

The automated security platform allows users to set custom responses to cyberthreats and incidents.

FAQ Five

Checks and Balances

Artificial intelligence tools should be installed only after considering their security, ethics and problem-solving capabilities.

Security Save

Traffic Control

Smarter content filtering technology gives K–12 students more access, more appropriately, while locking down dangerous online activity.

Get Smart

Full Steam Ahead

Integrated frameworks can help students develop creativity and problem-solving skills for real-world challenges.

IT Futurist

Buzz Off

Will artificial intelligence-enhanced honeypots become a viable security measure for your K–12 network?

Features

Feature

Smooth Operator

With cloud-based telephony and unified communications, tech leaders see improved collaboration.

Feature

Making the Grade

Private, independent and charter schools strategically plan networking upgrades for improved performance.

Feature

Detect to Protect

Endpoint detection and response technologies offer proactive protection against human-targeted cyberattacks.

Feature

Ready When It Counts

School districts are creating incident response plans, practicing them and writing after-action reports to discuss lessons learned.

Opinion

Letter From the Editor

Smart Security

Physical and cybersecurity systems get an upgrade, protecting education environments with automated capabilities and centralized management features.

Contributor Column

Call and Response

Guided scenarios help individuals and teams sharpen incident response skills using artificial intelligence–fueled feedback.

Contributor Column

Full-Time Protection

Managed security service providers can give school IT teams the support, expertise and peace of mind they need to protect their networks and data from cyberthreats.