Meeting Summary
The participants discussed their experiences with radios and mobile apps for emergency communication, as well as the potential benefits and concerns of using the Nationwide Cyber Security Review and Crowdstrike for cyber security. They also discussed the impact of the new federal administration on the checkout hotspot program and the potential for increasing the cyber security grant. Lastly, they shared updates on their ongoing projects, including a new building project, a security grant, and troubleshooting connectivity issues with fiber cabling.
Welcome, everybody, to the November 14th edition of Technology Check-In. Thanks, everyone, for showing up today. And yeah, so… I guess this has been an interesting week, especially me here, is that we had our statewide IT meeting AEAs are doing on tuesday did E-rate presentation, tips and tricks yesterday at Pam Jacobs first 470 webinar Pam's kind changed mode webinars a little bit invited myself somebody from another EEA co-present with her. So some interactions stuff it. if you didn't get chance attend or webinar. There one Tuesday, 19th 10 a.m. I'll post link here out people it what as well so don't know, other things should talk about. MSISAC perspective. The NCSR opened October 1st. It Dad. cybersecurity. do want call it? It's network vulnerability assessment Self-driven assessment. series questions. It'll take time. would recommend every school district spend time that, NCSR. Like said, it's free service. they like fill yearly basis. gives couple When long you're, be truthful pieces will make recommendations tools help tighten your cybersecurity posture then results correlated. closes end february correlated by industry. you'll report how across all K-12 districts where set but also biannually. copy these reports sent US Congress. used decide funding sit different sectors. needing additional that's Those main reasons put in inside Also, it, might save cyber insurance rates particular part up. I… have contact last monthly I'm going try invite him future upcoming tech meetings whatever about well. willing turn around actually even work forms provide answer questions filled year. weird because not really K-12, built according my infrastructure. But think lot good information there Why say name was called? Do Google search MCSR, Nationwide Cybersecurity Review. done CIS MSISAC. All right, let me… let's see star go ahead soon Screen two. nationwide review, right click that. we'll give details is. Including nice video here. not? Let's can play only minute. Did audio come through that? not. Oh. right. Well, find website, video. Sorry. probably more, That is, website ci security.org, MSI SAC Services, NCSR, just pull did. tool, ideas benefit year takes three hours, subsequent years, back in, it'll previous update need could person next weeks out. good, tool potential financially, locally maybe opportunities government we're Okay. Speaking If you're able touch base one, obviously cover What found were use apply because, using EDR Microsoft. doesn't already existing Contracts, makes sense. guess, when opens again, hopefully know covered under monitoring E-rate? same open window Form 470, 471? Because August something most schools place rolled around. pilot three-year program there's $200 million appropriated looking to, email And, news bad news, over 2000 applicants program. their total cost request $3.2 billion. Wow. So, which knew wouldn't go, too far opportunity join two closed already, grant. year, won't any happen. Until gets done. Unless look $3.7 billion they're trial figure works, doesn't. for, for. reading article funds Learning, site, talking possibility available, increasing million, asking hopeful proposed anything That'd cool Yeah, agree. think, mean, anybody who'll ever disagree saying important. contracts, understanding any… assume contract paid completely EDR, discounts off firewall got category qualify non-discounted portions difficult point time, matter whole can't sign again. Right. approached second uh firewall, renewed years um. no money left thought recycle comes around, still regular e-rate goes anticipate type items being allowed in. discussion, Pam, discussion making firewalls 100% eligible, taking allocation ineligible 100%, functions, web content filtering sure much traction approve they'd almost approved fundable item iBoss who turns SonicWall FortiGate buy straight boss appliance. complain hard getting fully funded unless change rules Although say, added You bus Wi-Fi um check hotspots. hotspot students them internet access home. Oh, perfect. happened mention She grain salt administration. federal administration committee made currently Democrats, Republicans. Republicans against Democrats cabinet new remove mobile hotspots buses away they've established, checkout possibly turned down before means, reject sometime actual approval process purchase them. My question regarding what's general consensus now Cloud Strike? state gave Monitoring licenses stuff. facing massive lawsuits airplane debacle admin staff hesitant us putting Strike on. systems. wondering word know. personal opinion haven't heard buzz thing find, LastPass problem compromised. like, honestly, crowd strike General Motors product i mean industry uses They big market share course, problems after those. That's LastPass. internally testing standpoint learn mistake. better than before. terribly worried honestly claim I've never stupid cause either CrowdStrike wasn't security. procedural testing, they're, affect everybody phases catch changes deployed push those updates guessing, remember hearing thinking else. hold directly About outage. talking, took companies hours each machine fixed. leave company probably. legal lawsuit half now. quite company, behind one-time pass key fobs saw, two-factor authentication major flaw timestamps acquired breach, correctly. thought, drop business I, Yeah. exactly speculate state's offering. officially until February 2025. less talked renewing grant, are, renew came up, This keep applying grant renewal Evan. directly. solutions with? mean. pricing MS ISAC. cheaper OCIO licenses. offices, 40 clients $36 happy worked good? catching plenty options fix few happened, pilot. application, more. wrong, choice made. else, Phil? No, Alrighty. Greg, group? Just season, ramping Got building. goes. there. phones, phone system working security trying finish others busy plus normal sum do. guys boat. Thanks update, Greg. Sarah, you? Which, Sarah? Sarah fracking, apologize. We'll start First speak happen week. all, today texts signing text Stacy Cole who's superintendent send legit. seriously, read language, why running better. speaking building projects subcontractor cabling wing pulled fiber between IDFs supposed IDF MDF, spec'd wrong. hooked patched adamant asked went way. fine till he left. rebooted switch. switch sudden anymore. troubleshooting four five suddenly realized choked, core port longer talking. troubleshoot happened. weirdest thing. In fact, helping town, could, goes, seen. certain configuration telling move while wiring me? 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