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Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Episode 95 - SCARY STORIES Part Deux
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
Thursday Oct 27, 2022
In this episode the guys tell their own Scary IT Stories that they have experienced. Josh and Chris recap the MOREnet conference and also talk about their struggles with e911. Mark talks about getting DKIM and DMARC set up on his email. Josh quickly talks about the FortiGate vulnerability that was announced a few weeks ago. And Chris works through some childhood scars related to little league baseball.
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Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Episode 94 - On the Road at the MOREnet Conference (SCARY STORIES)
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
This week Chris and Josh hit the road! They are in Osage Beach, Missouri at the MOREnet Conference. They interview random K12 techs from across the state and ask them to tell their scary IT stories. Oh, and there might be a former K12 Tech Talk host that comes out of retirement and joins us for a few minutes. We talk to Eric, Pate, Eric, Ryan, Cory, and Brett.
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Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Episode 93 - Josh Really Loves Crab Rangoons
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
In this episode Chris talks about his new documentation project. Josh talks about his rough week with a fiber cut, a fender bender, and an intercom going belly up. Chris updates us on his e911 project and his frustrations with telco carriers. And there is also entirely too much discussion of crab rangoon. We are K12 Tech Talk, and so are you.
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Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Episode 92 - Killnet Bachelor Pad
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
In this episode Josh and Mark are concerned with Chris' dinner choices. Mark talks about Killnet and the current threat to government websites and schools. Josh shares a story about a weird Smartboard issue, a funny Seesaw story, and recent incidents at a few schools. Chris tells us about a UPS failing on the day his network admin took off.
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Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Episode 91 - Blame the Barbie App!!!
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
Thursday Sep 29, 2022
In this episode we answer a few listener emails, Josh talks about the newly approved FEMA Cyber Grant, Mark talks about surfing his school WiFi while at Fenway Park, and Chris and Josh argue over WiFi on their baseball fields. Also, Chris' WiFi is terrible.
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Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Josh is gone; he said he had homework. Chris and Mark discuss some listener emails about hall passes and 2 factor. The guys talk about the podcast tweeting and emailing the FCC concerning E-Rate funding. They discuss 911 laws and requirements for schools. And then they talk about pizza.
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Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Episode 89 - The Musical Episode
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
In this episode, Josh is sick and it shows. The guys talk a bit more about LAUSD and Josh takes issue with some of the talking heads throwing LAUSD IT leadership under the bus. Mark tells us about his horrific Seesaw experience. Chris talks about enabling Google 2 Factor in his district. Finally, Josh talks about a weird ChromeOS upgrade issue he is having with HP G6 Chromebooks.
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Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Episode 88 - A Chat with Randy Rose from MS-ISAC
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
It has been a busy week in the realm of K12 cybersecurity. News broke earlier in the week about LA Unified School District being hit with a ransomware event. Mark and Josh discuss LAUSD's response and transparency shown via their Twitter account - Los Angeles Unified (@LASchools) / Twitter
The majority of the episode is dedicated to a chat with Randy Rose with the MS-ISAC and Center for Internet Security. Randy talks about some of the things that MS-ISAC can help K12's address in the cyber realm, but he also talks in depth about the alert released Tuesday by FBI/CISA/DHS/MS-ISCAC. This alert was directed at K12 about a very active cyber threat from Vice Society.
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Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Episode 87 - Quizlet Ads!!!
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
Thursday Sep 01, 2022
The title says it all! Josh takes major issue with Quizlet this week and the ads they are serving to teachers and students. We have a listener email from Idaho about a bus camera server issue. Chris complains about student data/roster syncing. Mark tells us about his new sailboat.
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Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Episode 86 - The First Week
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
Thursday Aug 25, 2022
It was the first week of school for Chris and Josh. We guess it didn't go well for Chris, because he is absent tonight. Josh and Mark go over their takeaways from the Infinite Campus/Tyler Tech interview, we have a listener email from James about a "I told ya so moment," Mark talks about using Zoom Events for the first time, and Josh installs his first Microsoft Wireless Display Adapter.
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