We know VPNs are a hot topic for schools and while there can be legitimate needs for them, they can be used as a network workaround. You’ve heard the acronym but what does it mean? VPN stands for virtual private network, basically it means a user can send and...
Next month is Cyber Smart week (14-18 October) and our good friends at CERT NZ - the government agency helping improve cyber security in New Zealand - will be putting in an extra effort to raise awareness about how we can all stay safe from cyber security attacks....
We all know there’s a lot of jargon when it comes to technology, so we teamed up with a group of Year 7-10 students at Ormiston Junior College to explain what we do to keep a school’s internet connection safe and secure - in a way that everyone can understand. When...
SID Theme: ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you.’ It’s the second day of the second week of the second month, and you know what that means - it’s Safer Internet Day (#SID2018)! You knew that, right? And this year it’s a double whammy...
As the new school year gets underway no doubt there is a lot of planning and preparing happening, and for many of you classes have already started! One of the many things your school may be thinking about is digital technologies, and how they can be successfully...