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FBI: K-12 Students Targeted

The FBI is encouraging public awareness of cyber threat concerns related to K-12 students. The US school systems’ rapid growth of education technologies (EdTech) and widespread collection of student data could have privacy and safety implications if compromised or exploited. EdTech can provide services for adaptive, personalized learning experiences, and unique opportunities for student collaboration. Additionally, administrative platforms… Read More »

Cloud costs for Exchange

The grid below illustrates the comparison between cumulative costs over time between Office 365 (cloud solution) and on-premise Exchange. In this example, we have assumed 15 users- 5 with unlimited mailboxes at $8 per user per month, 10 with 50GB mailboxes at $4 per user per month, and cloud mailbox backup for each user at $1.50 per month.… Read More »

Workstation as Server

Microsoft allows up to 10 concurrent connections to files shared from a local PC. This means that a small office can consider using a single workstation as a file server. Here are is our breakdown of the benefits and limitations of such a setup. Server Let’s begin by reviewing what a server does. Windows Server is a specific… Read More »

Circle

Circle is a $99 device that acts as a web filter, a time manager and Internet OFF switch. It does this by hacking your network and standing between your router and all the devices you connect to your home network. It does NOT replace your router or firewall, but is a wired or wireless device that connect to… Read More »