K12 Tech Talk

A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, HPE Aruba Networking, Blocksi, ClassLink, CTL, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Howard Technology Solutions, iDoc, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, K12TechPro, Luma Technologies, Managed Methods, MidwestTechTalk, NTP, Papercut, Provision Data Solutions, Pondurance, PowerGistics, Prey, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SaferWatch, Scale Computing, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Verkada, VIZOR
Episodes
Episodes



Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Episode 67 - Student Data Privacy and Sailboats
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
On tonight's episode, the guys talk about how their districts deal with Student Data Privacy Agreements with vendors, Josh has another scary story (SURPRISE!), and we learn that Mark has an armada of sailboats that he uses to teach kids how to sail during summer school (REALLY!). Oh, and Mark is officially the new guy.
ClassLink Case Studies link that Chris talks about.
BleepingComputer link that Josh talks about concerning VLC Media Player.
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Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Episode 66 - 3rd Time is a Charm
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Mark is back for more punishment - The 3rd time is the charm right???
Josh tells us about a scary email he got last Friday from one of the SOCs he works with. He then follows up with telling us about the 2 phishing emails they saw this week, and one had a malware payload we have all heard about.
The guys weigh in on their experience with DDOS attacks.
Finally, Marks quizzes Chris and Josh on Missouri facts.
CHECK OUT Pondurance's "Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Dummies" book we talk about.
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Episode 65 - Mark’s Second Interview
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Chris and Josh are back from the MidwestTechTalk Security Symposium and debrief from that experience. Mark joins the episode for his second interview. They all talk about how when a Superintendent decides to leave/retire, it can induce some stress and change strategic plans. They also talk about security cameras in buildings and buses, and talk about Google's decision to end support for "Less Secure Apps."
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Monday Mar 14, 2022
Episode 64 - Live from the MidwestTechTalk Security Symposium
Monday Mar 14, 2022
Monday Mar 14, 2022
This is a bit of a different episode for a few reasons...
1. This is the first time Chris and Josh have recorded together in person.
2. We were recording at a conference... in an empty conference room.
3. We were able to get Ryan from Provision Data Solutions and Chris from Aruba to join us live!
4. This is a super quick episode. Super. Quick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-rew2dVt_c Securing Google session we did at MidwestTechTalk Security Symposium 2022
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Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Episode 63 - An Interview with Josh Renaud
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Who is Josh Renaud? You might not know his name, but you probably heard his story. Back in Episode 47 (DESE is Messy), we talked about the response from DESE and Missouri Governor Parson when a reporter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch pointed out a vulnerability on the DESE website; Josh Renaud is that reporter. In this episode, Josh talks candidly about the events that took place, the responses from DESE and Governor Parson, and the fallout. Recently the Highway Patrol lead investigation wrapped up, and the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney declined to press charges against Josh.
We are very appreciative that Josh was willing to join us and speak so openly about the situation.
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Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Episode 62 - Snow Plow!!!
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
The special guest this episode are the snow plows you can hear plowing Josh's street... But really our special Guest is Julian. He tells us about his awesome VDI setup and the new DR site he is implementing. We also talk about a few listener emails, one about Incident Response Plans and one that throws some shade on a former host...
Link to Pondurance Joplin Schools Case Study
Link to Michigan IRP document
Link to Michigan Cyber Partners website
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Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Episode 61 - Passwords? We Don’t Need Passwords!
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
In this episode, we asked Sean from Ohio to guest host with us. We talk CoSN, DC Comics, and we dig into Pondurance's Cybersecurity Checklist. Email us and vote for Eric, Mark, Pate, Bill, or Sean! Who will replace "that one guy"?
Click HERE to read the F12 newspaper article we talked about.
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Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Episode 60 - Deer Season in the Middle of the Woods
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
We are happy to have listener Bill as a special guest tonight. We get an overview of his school district that, as he puts it, "is in the middle of the woods in the Mark Twain National Forrest." As you can imagine that presents a few unique issues that other schools might not have to deal with, including an extended closure due to deer season.
We also talk about puked on Chromebooks, Bill rebuilding his SCCM/Config Manager Server, a quick Erate update, and Josh has a weird Word issue.
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