Because we use email every day, and we often use passwords to access it, email can feel safe and secure – but, unfortunately, that’s not always quite true. If you look at the statistics around cybercrime, phishing and credential harvesting are the most common types of...
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Why Mobile Device Management is worth considering
Mobile Device Management or MDM is a software tool that helps you wrangle the digital devices in your school or kura. It puts you in control by allowing you to set policies, configure devices and make them more secure. MDM means, for example, when an app developer or...
Understanding safety and security online
Protecting ākonga, safeguarding systems and creating positive digital experiences A safe digital space isn’t necessarily secure, and a secure one isn’t always safe. Confused? Online safety and security are often used interchangeably – and whilst they’re closely...
Term three N4L IN BRIEF blog
Welcome to our latest In Brief newsletter. Recently, we’ve loved connecting with lots of you at events across the motu including NZSTA and NASDAP conferences. And if we haven’t had the pleasure, here’s the opportunity to get up to date with news from the N4L team....
Meet Natalie Tubman, our new (North) Regional Director
Natalie is one of N4L’s newest recruits to the Education and Engagement team. Leading the team who look after our Far North and Auckland schools, we asked Natalie to share a bit about herself and her role. Kia ora, I’m Natalie, the new Regional Director - North! I am...
Eskdale School’s recovery fast-tracked after Cyclone Gabrielle
Girls on green slide: Milana Hallaux (left) and Olivia Hooker, both in Year 2, enjoying their first day back at Eskdale Primary School after the cyclone clean-up. Photo / Warren Buckland In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, the partially-flooded Eskdale School needed to...
Matariki and helping ākonga thrive in today’s digital world
“Tērā a Matariki, kua rewa ki te pae. Nau mai haere mai te hua o te tau hou.”“Matariki has ascended to the heavens and we welcome the bounty of the upcoming year.” For my whānau, Matariki means a cold, early morning on our hapū lands in Motueka. We gather as the local...