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CoSN Joins Joins Public-Private Partnership Targeting Online Safety CoSN has announced its participation in a new initiative designed to educate American teens on online safety. Help Keep Kids Connected and Protected, managed by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), will combine the expertise and resources from government agencies, education organizations and consumer advocates from around the country. SurfControl, the world’s number one Web and e-mail filtering company, (London:SRF, Nasdaq Europe:SRFC), today announced a partnership with the U.S. Department of Education and the Consortium for School Networking to provide greatly needed tools and training to protect IT networks used by students, teachers and administrators. Sun Microsystems Sponsors CoSN's Cybersecurity Initiative and Leadership in Education Today's schools are at the threshold of change - evolving from antiquated IT systems to sophisticated networks bringing students, faculty and school administrators together at a global level. At the same time, these sophisticated systems face a higher level security threat which demands immediate action. SonicWALL Receives High Marks at National School Board Association T+L 2 Conference Earlier today, SonicWALL also announced that it has become a charter member of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a nonprofit organization that promotes the use of information technologies and the Internet in K-12 education. CoSN CTO Forum Helps Launch Cyber Security Project The Cyber Security Leadership Initiative was officially announced at the National Association of School Board’s Teaching & Learning (T+L 2) conference in Anaheim, California on October 23, 2003. The Consortium for School Networking Launches 'Cyber Security for the Digital District' CoSN, on October 23 launched its newest leadership initiative, Cyber Security for the Digital District, designed to provide education technology leaders and policy-makers with strategies and tools they can use to ensure the privacy of data and the safe operation of technology within their school systems. The Consortium for School Networking Launches 'Cyber Security for the Digital District' Initiative CoSN today launched its newest leadership initiative, Cyber Security for the Digital District, designed to provide education technology leaders and policy-makers with strategies and tools they can use to ensure the privacy of data and the safe operation of technology within their school systems. The Myth About IT Security, Security Is the CIO’s Responsibility The May/June issue of EDUCAUSE Review contains an article, written by Diana Oblinger and Brian Hawkins, that would be valuable for those in charge of district security including CIOs, CTOs, and District Technology Advisors. It provides information about current security issues and strategic suggestions for addressing the issues from people to processes. CDW-G Releases Higher Education Security Report Card (PDF) And the findings are not positive. Scare funds and staffing are producing security holes at US colleges and universities. Police are involved in an investigation of internal hacking by district employees in Wellston School District (MO). Security That Won’t Bust Your Budget District Administration has some easy to implement suggestions for beefing up your Internet security, on which you definitely need to focus attention, given that Symantec researchers have found that educational institutions are the number one largest target of attacks (see article sidebar). Cyber-Security Concerns Mount as Student Hacking Hits Schools CoSN CEO Keith Krueger was interviewed on the state of cyber security in schools as part of an Ed Week article on student hacking. Hackers have attacked a Georgetown University server that was storing confidential information on over 40,000 people being tracked by the District of Columbia's Office of Aging. The National Cyber Security Alliance has released a guide to keeping kids safe online that focuses on social networking sites like MySpace.com. FTC Releases Do You Know Who Your Kids Are Talking To? The Federal Trade Commission has released a set of safety tips for parents and kids for online social networking.
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