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This year's Secure K-12 Workshop will be June 17-18. More details coming soon at securek12.gatech.edu

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Regarding last week's conference: we will post a report and slides in due course. #secure #k12

Visit our website securek12.gatech.edu/?q=meetings to check for any of our upcoming events. #security #K12

Again, we would like to give our thanks for all of the support we've received. We are planning on holding a #webinar on September 23.

It's been a fantastic Secure K-12 workshop! Thank you to all the speakers, everyone who participated, and the organizing committee : ).

Christopher Smoak talks about how difficult it is for current tools to detect malware:

#Malware is a huge threat nowadays, especially because it's so easy to generate. It's become a commodity within #hacker communities.

Students bring all kinds of devices and there is no way to monitor all of the content. This lack of control on content may jeopardize #data.

Jason Belford explains the challenges of securing networks for BYOx:

To learn more about how to keep yourself safe on the web check out #OWASP @: owasp.org and owasp.org/index.php/Top_….

Keith Watson emphasizes the importance of using #HTTPS in his lecture:

It's very easy to get data stolen by using #HTTP. Make sure you have an #HTTPS connection active throughout your entire session on a site.

Jimmy Lummis talks about how you should be weary of the contracts/agreements you make with Cloud providers:

Beware of the #Cloud and the data you store in it. Most Cloud providers gain full ownership of the content that you store in the Cloud.

Jim O'Connor discusses how today's youth is so technologically proficient. Encourage children/teens to be safe online

Good incident response procedure: 1. Prepare 2. Identify 3. Contain 4. Eradicate 5. Recover 6. Review and Secure securek12.gatech.edu/slides/Wasch-C…

11 years ago a student hacked into the network and changed his grades. Belford, Lummis, and Wasch outline their incident response procedure.

Jason Belford, Jimmy Lummis, and Kate Wasch talk about how to properly handle a security breach: