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Security Fundamentals for Educational Leaders

Steve Palmer

K-12 Information Systems Security Analyst EduTech

User Awareness

Preparing our Digital Citizens for the Future

The Numbers

State of North Dakota has over 530 schools All connecting to one big network - StageNet With approx. 103,947 students and approx. 8,800 teachers Two different types of users on the school networks…

Hybrid Citizen

What is a Hybrid Citizen? 30 years or older Software installs involved a large stack of diskettes Passing notes in class That was texting It was NOT a secure network at all Bag Phones Dial-up Internet Connections

Hybrid Citizen

What is a Hybrid Citizen? Vision SmartPhones High-Speed Internet We have a responsibility to the people on the next slide…

Digital Citizen

Download Online Internet Flash Drives IPod, IPad, IPhone Instant Messaging, SnapChat Facebook, Twitter, Online Gaming Online shopping, Online classes

Digital Citizen

World at their fingertips… Access

Accounts

How many accounts do you have? Are you sure? School account How about your Social Media Accounts Facebook, Google, Pinterest, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc How about your home related accounts? Home e-mail accounts, Bank accounts, Healthcare accounts, Insurance accounts

Accounts

How many accounts do you have? Are you sure? How about your online shopping accounts? Amazon, Walmart, E-bay, Cabelas, Lowes, etc How about your Online gaming World of Warcraft, World of Tanks, etc

Accounts

How many accounts do you have now? Probably more than you realized. How many passwords do you have? Is it the same number as your accounts? As many passwords as you have accounts. It is not the law it is just common sense – security sense Make hackers work for it

Protecting Passwords

Where do you keep your passwords? How often do you change your password? What is your criteria? Every 60 days, every 90 days, ever? Do you wait for the system to tell you to change it? Do you change it when you think that someone else might know it? How strong are your passwords?

Password Examples

PassPhrases I love shopping 1L0v3$h0pp1ng Let’s go fishing L3tsg0Ph1$hing Is it Friday yet? 1$1tFrId@yY3t? Passwords 2$wRsFxV89 1&qUaJzM34

Reset Password Security Questions

Bad Security Questions Birthdate Mother’s Maiden name Birthplace Good Security Questions First Pet’s name Best man/Maid of Honor First Boyfriend/Girlfriend Favorite teacher/favorite subject

Prompted for Password Changes

Customer Service Burden for our customers Make it easy for customers to spend money Customer Disservice Not protecting my data Password Managing Software LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass, 1Password, and RoboForm

Digital Footprint

Refresher for you How much of this do we teach to the kids or the faculty Establish a good foundation Move forward Digital Footprint Digital Citizenship – Delivered Online Course

Wi-Fi Wisdom

Every digital citizen is a walking talking Wireless Access Point Administrator, Student, Guest networks Administrators/Teachers/Faculty Student – Surfaces, IPads, Tablets assigned by the school Guest – personal devices throttled 3 -5 meg

Wi-Fi Wisdom

Wireless Access Points Coverage 1:1 Density

Single Points of Failure

Equipment Redundancy People Continuity Folders Network Diagrams Level of Detail

• Questions/Discussion

Thank you for attending my presentation and the 2016 Cyber Security Conference

Steve Palmer

Office: (701) 328-4272 Cell: (701) 204-3095 steven.palmer@k12.nd.us Follow us on Twitter @edutechnd Like us on FB.me/edutechnd View us on youtube.com/edutechnd Follow us on Instagram.com/edutechnd