Posts Categorized: Security
Passphrase Passwords
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Untangling Chrome Extensions
The Google Chrome browser typically ranks near the top of the list when it comes to security. Generally the extensions available to Chrome browsers are safe too, but they can... Read more
Spotlight on Spoofing
What is Spoofing?
The word spoof is often used to describe satirical, goofball comedy films that, on the surface, pose as legitimate versions of a more serious genre. The classic movie... Read more
Malware: Simple Definitions for Common Types
Definitions
Malware: a general term refering to programs that are intentionally designed and distributed to damage and/or control computing devices and computer networks. Malware is short for Malicious Software.
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Reporting Suspicious Email
The IT for Learning Department has developed a new automated process for reviewing suspicious email sent to spam@sd61.bc.ca. This procedure helps us review reported emails more efficiently, and act quickly... Read more
Banishing Notification Pop-Ups
If your laptop, desktop or Chromebook is displaying unwanted pop-ups the first place to check is the settings in Google Chrome. Most of the pop-up issues being reported to IT... Read more
Cleaning Out Your Digital Locker 2019
Like a student’s locker, our school iPads contain many artifacts of a busy and productive year come June. And like a locker these artifacts must be removed to protect student... Read more
Student Privacy & Go Formative
What is GoFormative?
GoFormative is a powerful digital tool for gathering student responses to visual and/or text-based questions created by teachers. The web documents created by the application are called Formatives.... Read more
Meeting the Privacy Challenge: FIPPA and G-Suite
The following presentation contains a broad overview of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and how it impacts technology decisions made by public school districts in... Read more
Single Sign-On
What is is Single Sign-On?
Single Sign-On is a service that reduces the number of times staff members need to enter their username/password in order to access various District supported web... Read more