A 10-year-old is busy doing his homework online and, curious, decides to check out a naughty site his friends have told him about. It turns out to be pretty graphic and distressing. Nowadays, a child can go from a safe online place to a scary one with just a few...
Protecting personal information (privacy) is a hot topic, especially this year with many people moving to more digital ways of working and learning. Here at N4L, we’re focused on ensuring we protect the personal information we collect when you’re on the school’s...
A major upgrade of school Wi-Fi networks means teachers can spend more time focusing on students’ learning without having to worry about managing and maintaining the technology. N4L is replacing and supporting wireless equipment in schools as part of the Ministry of...
Your students can now be protected from the worst of the web after school hours with N4L’s new safety filter. Parents can apply the filter to their children’s devices and schools can put it on any devices they send home with students after school. There is no cost to...
Wait… You didn’t get my email?! If your school heavily relies on email as your primary method of communication with parents and your school community, below are a few helpful tips to reduce the risk of your bulk emails being identified as spam: Run regular email...
Disclaimer: I’m tackling some of the questions we regularly get regarding online safety. I’ve purposely avoided getting too bogged down in technical detail. I’m also not addressing our core firewall and filtering service (there will be more to come on this...
Facts: Web extensions save lives (I use the term ‘facts’ very loosely). Recently a web extension installed by a school user was hijacked to redirect YouTube advertising to pornographic content. A hijacked extension applied to one device is capable of impacting...