Podcast | The State of Data Privacy in K-12 Schools
Episode 28: The State of Data Privacy in K-12 Schools More attention has been put on the education industry, especially over the course of the past year, because of all the incidents impacting cybersecurity, student safety, and data privacy in K-12 schools. Students today have grown up in the digital ... Read More
ManagedMethods Partners with Global Resilience Federation’s K12 SIX Cyber Threat Information Sharing Hub to Bolster Cloud Security in K-12 School Districts
Partnership demonstrates ManagedMethods commitment to increase cybersecurity awareness in protecting K-12 cloud environments BOULDER, Colo.—February 23, 2022—ManagedMethods, the leading Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 cybersecurity, student safety, and compliance platform for education has partnered with K12 SIX, a non-profit member of the Global Resilience Federation’s network of information sharing communities ... Read More
EdTech Magazine | The Checklist: 5 Steps to Secure Student Data Privacy
Schools that lack strong data privacy policies, particularly for information stored in the cloud, can boost their cybersecurity using this checklist. Cloud technologies are growing in popularity in K–12 school districts, with IT decision-makers adopting collaboration tools, Software as a Service applications and cloud-based backups. Among IT decision-makers surveyed, 93 percent ... Read More
Government Technology | K-12 Webinar Panel Talks Cybersecurity, Student Data Privacy
ManagedMethods hosted a webinar to discuss ways that schools and ed-tech vendors can better protect student data amid a rise in cyber attacks against K-12 districts. The K-12 cybersecurity company ManagedMethods hosted a webinar Thursday featuring Marlo Gaddis, chief technology officer at Wake County Public Schools in North Carolina, and Libbi Garrett, ... Read More
ManagedMethods Wins Gold in 8 Categories of the 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
ManagedMethods recognized for contributions to the cloud, data, and application security efforts in K-12 Schools BOULDER, Colo.—February 15, 2022—ManagedMethods has been named a Gold winner in eight categories of the 2022 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards program, presented by Cybersecurity Insiders. The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards honors individuals and companies that demonstrate excellence, ... Read More
Podcast | Managing Google Workspace for Education Storage Limits
Episode 27: Managing Google Workspace for Education Storage Limits Since the start of the pandemic, K-12 school districts have been one of the leaders in adopting cloud applications and storage. Applications like Google Workspace for Education and Microsoft 365 allow schools to continue learning remotely. In 2022, Google is now ... Read More
Security Magazine | 7 ways K-12 cybersecurity leaders can secure school data
When it comes to cybersecurity, the K-12 education sector has room to grow. According to a study on K-12 cloud security by ManagedMethods, 86% of surveyed district-level school administrators reported either using or planning to implement cloud-based student data management programs — but half of respondents did not have or were unsure ... Read More
EdTech Digest | Data Privacy: 5 Steps to Protect Student Privacy
School districts are among the leading adopters of cloud collaboration technology. Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, video conferencing platforms, and other cloud apps are helping keep schools connected and operating as COVID guidelines make learning complicated. These same technologies are also shedding light on K-12’s student data privacy and security shortcomings ... Read More
ManagedMethods Named a Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence Best of 2021 Winner
Tech & Learning selects ManagedMethods as a standout product supporting teaching and learning in 2021 BOULDER, Colo.—January 25, 2022—ManagedMethods today announced the company has been named a winner in the Secondary Education category of the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence Best of 2021. This awards program recognizes the educational ... Read More
THE Journal | Student Data Security and Privacy Must Be Taken More Seriously
Expert Viewpoint: Data Privacy Week School districts continue to see value in using Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, video conferencing platforms, and other cloud apps even as remote learning restrictions have eased. However, as the use of these online solutions has increased, so have student data privacy concerns. It’s no secret that school ... Read More
