Our nation’s K-12 schools are data-rich, but often resource-poor. That combination makes them very attractive targets for ransomware attacks. The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center, part of the Center for Internet Security, just released a new report that 29% of its member organization reported being victims of ransomware attacks – and the rapid expansion of remote learning in response to the pandemic has only made...

International bots, troll farms, shepherds: they have been active on social media for more than a decade, but in recent divisive years, they’ve really come to the forefront for law enforcement agencies. While trying to manage an already difficult online landscape, police social media managers found themselves trying to cope with an avalanche of questionably legitimate social media accounts trying to sew discord in their communities. Part...

Even before the pandemic, U.S. K-12 school districts were undergoing a digital transformation - digitizing paper-based processes and adopting ‘smart’ technologies for core services, including facilities management, transportation, HR and staffing, business services, and teaching and learning. The pandemic accelerated those trends, in support of providing online learning to children sheltering at home. But this also means that schoo...

The field of higher education faces a number of challenges - declining enrollments, evolving continuing education and workforce development needs, fast-changing classroom technologies, even heightened cybersecurity requirements to deal with the threat of ransomware. Gartner’s "Top Technology Trends in Higher Education for 2022," released in February, identifies the changes in higher education business models and students’ learning...

WEEK 4 - OPEN LAB: Key Topic – Small Business Certifications This week’s lab is set up as Open Office hours for you to attend to get extra help. It's designed to help you get caught up, ask questions, review homework, AMA: ask-me-anything, or anything else you may need support with. LAB TOPIC: What are Small Business Certifications What are the different types of certifications Why do you need them How to team with certified small...

Our communities, families, staff and students face ongoing and new challenges that impact student success. The purpose of this conference is to congregate leaders in the field of education, public policy, law enforcement, psychology and planning to expand the awareness and implementation of best practices and recommendations in school safety, security, trauma-informed services and mental/behavioral health resources. Participants will leave wit...

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Women in the Workforce: A Journey in STEM 2021 takes place on September 1, 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner and is the second in our series. This onsite event will feature discussions about the challenges professional women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers experience, beginning in grade school and moving through college and into early careers. Among the topics to be examined are potential ways to address these...

Please join us for a live, interactive webinar to learn how to increase self-service and improve staff support. Empower employees to resolve issues on their own by offering knowledge base tools. Leverage knowledge base management capabilities to consolidate technical resources for issues your team encounters on a regular basis. Use artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies to add knowledge base articles to inbound tickets to sh...

Join Coursera’s leadership team and representatives from a community of over 200 organizations representing more than 75 countries as we come together to focus on the future of learning and building a more just world. You’ll enjoy exclusive opportunities to engage with our speakers and explore Coursera’s latest product developments. You can also attend a great lineup of breakout sessions. Topics include everything from workfo...