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An expert panel at the Global Cybersecurity Summit in Kiev, Ukraine, discussed various devices that could be connected in the future, and how they might impact consumers, governments, and industries MORE

Skills minister Nick Boles has announced an overhaul of the delivery of technical education in the UK, including introducing new courses and a focus on creating skilled workers MORE

The Isle of Man has opened an IT and Education Campus to teach tech skills to the island’s adults MORE

The Computer Science Teachers Association (CTSA) is working on a cybersecurity certification program for computer science educators, so they can better teach students about computer security MORE

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Because of these factors that contribute to today’s businesses, it’s important that the e-commerce industry invests in their consumer’s education. Furthermore, in order to develop and gain consumers trust and loyalty, companies need to constantly educate their users about their products and services. Below are four ways consumer education can help e-commerce grow. That’s why many corporations spend millions and millions of dollars in educational advertisements. MORE

It should surprise no one that ransomware is on the rise, but it may be news that education -- not healthcare -- is outstripping other industries for rate of infection, according to a study by security ratings firm BitSight. Organizations in education had the highest rate of infection, with at least one in 10 experiencing ransomware on their networks, according to “The Rising Face of Cyber Crime: Ransomware” report. The rate ranges from 13% of those in education down to 1.5% MORE

Customer relationship management software may be targeted at businesses, but the healthcare and higher education industries have redefined it to gain better insight into their users MORE

The Task forces under this council examine issues on topics including cyber intelligence, the insider threat, cyber research and development and training/education. The latest paper from the INSA Cyber Council is on the topic of education and training for cyber intelligence. MORE

The Department of Education has upgraded its ageing datacentre to the Azure cloud and Office 365, and rolled out Microsoft Surface devices MORE

Central Lancashire University’s IT networks and security manager says educating users is key to avoiding cyber security flaws MORE

Computer Weekly gets a progress report from the Jisc shared services datacentre team in Slough about how the education sector is making use of the site MORE

Countries and companies must act quickly to address the cyber security skills shortage through improvements in education, workforce diversity, training opportunities, security technology and data collection, a report says MORE

Gourley : Can you provide more context on what kind of education and training? All of us should seek to self educate on these when we can and this is what we should encourage our youth to pursue. But we need to take steps to accelerate this approach into education, healthcare, transportation, farming, finance and all the services sectors to expand opportunities for all. Bob Gourley. This post is the second in a series based on a discussion with Marc Andreessen. MORE

Wireless is a big concept. Sure, in IT wireless usually means Wi-Fi, or maybe 4G- but there is a lot more to “wireless” than client access. Think Bluetooth, broadcast radio, military and satellite communications, TV frequencies sent over the air, and an almost infinite number of other transmit/receive paradigms using radio waves. Now if you’re in networking MORE

As businesses are always looking to cut down costs, training employees has become their primary goal, especially for large corporations that count thousands of employees MORE

In 2016 consumers were exposed to a larger number of high profile data breaches than any year previously. According to the Breach Level Index , 1,792 data breaches led to almost 1.4 million data records being compromised worldwide, an increase of 86% compared to 2015. Identity theft was the leading type of data breach last year, accounting for 59% of all data breaches. MORE

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Among the new verticals for ERP is higher education. Higher education may well be one of the final frontiers for ERP applications, and with good reason. Large companies and manufacturers have long used enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions to manage resources and control budgets. Now, ERP is moving beyond the walls of those traditional markets. Traditionally, colleges and universities MORE

In the school district of La Crosse, Vicki Lyons depends on mobile device management software from Jamf to manage the Wisconsin district’s fleet of iPads and MacBook Air devices. The Apple device management platform plays a key role in the district’s efforts to provide equitable access to technology to all of its students. “We We use Jamf Pro as our device management solution for our 1:1 iPad program district-wide. MORE

Everyone needs access to education to create a level playing field for entering the technology industry, but the curriculum needs to change, says Salesforce’s Charlotte Finn MORE

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Many schools and educational establishments are implementing 3D printing technologies to help with the curriculum, but teachers are struggling to use the technology MORE

United Arab Emirates education network implements cloud-based software to improve students’ access to resources MORE

GovCloud Network is proud to announce that we have teamed with Tech Equity Ltd to deliver cloud education and training on a global basis. MORE

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My last post looked at the healthcare vertical, and now the focus shifts to education. Before getting to that, some context needs to be added. The earlier posts have looked at the broader challenge of defining collaboration, and then understanding what that means for your organization MORE

Data security breaches and hacker attacks on private businesses , health organizations and government agencies in the U.S. have grabbed headlines with increasing frequency, it seems. There is zero doubt about the damage these events cause. MORE

Higher education, like many industries, is facing a competitive landscape unlike any in the past. Today, it’s more important than ever for colleges and universities to attract and retain students. Like those other industries, these institutions are facing tighter budgets and fewer resources. How do colleges and universities remain competitive in this market? Some are turning to the same customer MORE

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There are numerous cultural and socio-political factors which cause hindrance in the provision of excellent education to the youth of the country despite their genders. One of the best ways to make the promotion of education easier is the integration of technology in it. Education MORE

AWS has developed a program to teach cloud skills to students called “AWS Educate,” Amazon announced Thursday. The program is available for free to approved institutions, educators, and students. Read More. Shared MORE

Check Point is investing heavily in educating IT pros about the cloud, not only to promote their own cloud security products but to give potential customers the skills they’ll need to keep their jobs as their employers move more and more resources to public cloud providers. MORE

The National Cyber Security Centre is to deliver tailored seminars for politicians on how to protect their email communications and voters’ data to defend against cyber threats to the political system MORE