Welcome to the Term 4 In Brief newsletter.
Welcome to the latest In Brief newsletter, where we share updates and information to support you and your school.
This term, we’re sharing important updates for your kura on VPNs, plus three recommended tips that you can do today to improve your cybersecurity.
As always, if you have any questions or if there is anything we can help you with, please contact our Customer Support team on 0800 532 764 or [email protected].
We’re strengthening protection against VPNs
With their ability to bypass safety protections and potentially allow ākonga to access inappropriate content, we know Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a concern for schools.
We already block known VPNs, but the game of online whack-a-mole means new VPNs constantly emerge, and a multi-pronged approach is required to block as much harmful VPN usage as possible – that’s why we’re introducing more ways for N4L to block ākonga use of VPNs.
We know there are some genuine uses for VPNs in schools, so this is not a blanket block on all VPNs. Instead, we’re combining network traffic analysis and feedback from schools to block VPNs that don’t support learning.
Looking for quick wins to improve your cybersecurity?
Andrew Hood, our Senior Product Manager for Security Services, shares his top three tips to help improve your school’s cybersecurity. Find out more
Why some threatening emails get blocked while others reach an inbox
It comes down to layered email filtering that checks who sent the email and how, rather than just the words used within it. We break it down further in our latest blog. Read more
Why AI makes managing open ports more critical than ever
Checking your open ports is one of the best ways to help make your school network more secure. Not sure what network ports are? Learn all about them and the risk they could pose in our blog. Read more
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