Going Postal: USPS Stocks Up On Guns and Ammo: “It Doesn’t Make a Whole Lot
13 Reasons Teams Lose Momentum | Leadership Freak
Multiply waste by the number of people involved.
http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/04/10/keeping-student-data-private.aspx?m=1
Five Solutions to Tough Conversation That Work - Leadership Freak
All great leaders have tough conversations; career success demands them. The more impact you have the tougher the conversations become.
When It Comes to IT Investments, Think Value, Not Return
Leaders from the Consortium for School Networking make the case for focusing on VOI rather than ROI.
CoSN Conference 2014
EdTech magazine covers the latest news and discussions, live from CoSN 2014 in Washington, D.C.
Police Convict Chile Drug Trafficker After Discovering Secret Code - InSigh
Authorities in Chile have used a secret code belonging to drug dealers to convict a suspect, in a case showing that, while criminal methods are constantly evolving, the most basic techniques can still throw authorities off the trail.
https://twitter.com/LeadershipCures/status/455003492810104832
https://twitter.com/shanmangin/status/454995511867498496
Bleeding
Staying aware of things is always the best advice for anyone who connects her/his computer to the internet. We were really made aware of this over the past week with the announcement of the Heartb…
Heartbleed Bug: How To Update All Your Passwords In Just 10 Minutes
The quickest way to update all your passwords potentially compromised by Heartbleed.
Free Heartbleed-Checker Released for Firefox Browser
Browser plug-ins arrive for Firefox and Chrome that scan websites for Heartbleed risk
This plugin will warn you immediately when you visit a site affected by Heartbleed
Heartbleed is one of the most widespread vulnerabilities we have seen in recent years — it impacted an estimated 66% of the entire Internet at …
How Is K–12 Preparing for Life After Windows XP?
The clock is ticking on Microsoft’s support for what remains the de facto operating system for many school districts.
Why School Districts Converge Their IT Infrastructure
Convergence offers benefits — in the data center and beyond — that resource-strapped districts can’t ignore.
Bridging the Divide: Districts Provide Home Internet Access
Tablets and cellular connectivity can level the playing field for disadvantaged students.
Drop Everything! Here's How to Secure Your Data After Heartbleed: The Worst
This time it's serious. Really. The largest web security vulnerability of all time went public on Monday, April 7th, 2014, resulting in widespread panic...
Whitehat hacker goes too far, gets raided by FBI, tells all
Hacker exposed client’s data to teach a lesson, was “tired of being ignored.”…
NSA monitors WiFi on US planes ‘in violation’ of privacy laws
Companies that provide WiFi on US domestic flights are handing over their data to the NSA, adapting their technology to allow security services new powers to spy on passengers. In doing so, they may be in violation of privacy laws.
Three Questions to Ask a New Boss - Management Tip of the Day
Heartbleed bug: Check which sites have been patched
We compiled a list of the top 100 sites across the Web, and checked to see if the Heartbleed bug was patched.
IT Doesn’t Matter… (as much) | LinkedIn
I have met too many IT leaders that don’t get the urgency and importance of evolving past merely managing IT organizations to orchestrating strategically focused, business technology organizations. Making the distinction between traditional IT versus the concept of business technology has profound c
Critical crypto bug in OpenSSL opens two-thirds of the Web to eavesdropping
Exploits allow attackers to obtain private keys used to decrypt sensitive data.
To Listen Without Consent – Abusing the HTML5 Speech
tl;dr; I found a bug in Google Chrome that allows an attacker to listen on the user speech without any consent from the user and without any indication. Even blocking any access to the microphone under chrome://settings/content will not remedy this flaw. Try the live demo… (Designed
17 Ways to Meet Tomorrow's Challenges - Leadership Freak
It’s Sunday afternoon. While others are relaxing, Monday weighs on your mind. You’re preparing to meet the problems, opportunities, issues, and challenges
Securing Your Chromebook With Two Easy Tweaks
One of the most touted benefits of a Chromebook is its security. But are there any steps that owners can take that will improve and enhance the current level of protection?
http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/bits/2014/04/08/security-flaw-emphasizes-the-need-to-change-passwords/
Millions of passwords exposed
“I would change every password everywhere because it’s possible something was sniffed out."
Privacy, The Internet, and You
A big, no make that huge, shoutout to my friend Diane (@windsordi) for sharing this with me over the weekend. It’s from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and offers another way…
Google scans of student emails reboot privacy concerns
Every day, thousands of Orange County students log in to their school-assigned Google accounts to work on lessons and send emails to teachers and classmates. What many parents and teachers don&rsqu…