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Virtual Schooling In The News
February 3, 2024 Virtual Schooling In The News Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 7:01 am Tags: cyber school, education, high school, news, virtual school Beginning with the Education Dive. FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program wind-down could widen homework gap Unless Congress allocates more funding, the federal program helping connect nearly 23 million low-income families to internet services will cease. Ed Dept outlines 3 inequities to address in 2024 educational technology plan The plan calls for leaders to tackle ed tech divides in digital use, design and access. Next, the
Roundtable webinar: The best of FETC 2024. Register now.
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February 2, 2024 Roundtable webinar: The best of FETC 2024. Register now. Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 8:04 pm Tags: cyber school, education, FETC, Florida Educational Technology Conference, high school, virtual school, webinar An update from the organization formerly known as the Florida Educational Technology Conference. Greetings, I would like to invite you to our upcoming free web seminar on Thursday, February 14th at 4 pm ET, entitled Best of FETC: Top Takeaways and Future Trends for 2024. What was all the buzz at FETC on the expo
Can we close the digital divide?
February 2, 2024 Can we close the digital divide? Filed under: virtual school — Michael K. Barbour @ 4:08 pm Tags: cyber school, education, high school, National Educational Technology Plan, news, The Hechinger Report, virtual school So this scrolled through my inbox yesterday, and since the national Educational Technology Plan has very little to say about actually training teachers on how to teach at a distance (even after the past four years), it is worth sharing this item from The Hechinger Report. Sign up for a free subscription. And invite a friend to
Forget Deepfakes or Phishing: Prompt Injection is GenAI’s Biggest Problem
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As troubling as deepfakes and large language model (LLM)-powered phishing are to the state of cybersecurity today, the truth is that the buzz around these risks may be overshadowing some of the bigger risks around generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). Cybersecurity professionals and technology innovators need to be thinking less about the threats from GenAI and more about the threats to GenAI from attackers who know how to pick apart the design weaknesses and flaws in these systems.Chief among these pressing adversarial AI threat vectors is prompt injection, a method of
CISO Corner: Gen Z Challenges, CISO Liability & Cathay Pacific Case Study
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Welcome to CISO Corner, Dark Reading's weekly digest of articles tailored specifically to security operations readers and security leaders. Every week, we'll offer articles gleaned from across our news operation, The Edge, DR Technology, DR Global, and our Commentary section. We're committed to bringing you a diverse set of perspectives to support the job of operationalizing cybersecurity strategies, for leaders at organizations of all shapes and sizes.In this issue:The CISO Role Undergoes a Major EvolutionHook Younger Users With Cybersecurity Education Designed for ThemAirline Gets SASE to Modernize OperationsRecognizing Security as
Space Force to put firms under contract for commercial reserve by 2025
ORLANDO, Fla. — The Space Force expects to begin identifying members for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve — an effort to scale up its use of commercial capabilities during a conflict — and get them under contract by 2025, if not sooner.Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, who provides civilian oversight for the service, approved the Commercial Space Office’s plan for the construct, known as CASR, last fall. Since then, the office has worked on an implementation strategy, which includes writing contractual language for companies that will participate in the reserve.Col.
Interpol’s ‘Synergia’ Op Nabs Dozens of Cybercriminals, Zaps Global C2s
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An operation to combat the surge of phishing, banking malware, and ransomware attacks worldwide saw command-and-control (C2) servers taken down across Africa and the Middle East.The Interpol-led Synergia operation involved 60 law enforcement agencies, including 17 from across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. The largest number of takedowns in Africa were in South Sudan and Zimbabwe, and they resulted in four arrests. Kuwait law enforcement meanwhile worked closely with ISPs to "identify victims, conduct field investigations, and offer technical guidance to mitigate impacts," according to Interpol.Interpol worked with local law enforcement and outside cybersecurity
South African Railways Lost Over $1M in Phishing Scam
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South Africa's railway agency lost some 30.6 million rand (US$1.6 million) after the transport network fell victim to a phishing scam.In its annual report, the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) said that it had recovered just over half of a the total money stolen by the criminals behind the attack.The theft remains the subject of an ongoing investigation."PRASA experienced a Cyber Security Attack - Phishing where the loss exposure was R30,568,830,00," the transport agency said in its report. "A criminal case was opened and an amount of R15,721,813.00
The 5 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of January 2024
Armed with some data from our friends at CrunchBase, I broke down the largest NYC Startup funding rounds in New York for January 2024. I have included some additional information such as industry, description, round type, and total equity funding raised to further the analysis of the state of venture capital in NYC.The AlleyWatch audience is driving progress and innovation on a global scale. With its regional media properties, AlleyWatch serves as the highway for technology and entrepreneurship. There are a number of options to reach this audience of the
AI vs. ML: Decoding the technologies shaping our world | IoT Now News & Reports
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Media In our everyday life, it has become increasingly hard to avoid hearing the words ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI)’ and ‘Machine Learning (ML)’ whether in industry or academia. These technologies have entered our daily lives and are transforming most sectors of the economy, building new spheres of knowledge and practice, and ushering a new era in human history. Yet even as these forms of rapidly evolving intelligence become more visible inside and outside the academy, their imprecise definitions, vagueness about their modalities and scope of applications impedes their full understanding. This