Video-conference Hacking

As countless school boards and teachers are using the Zoom app to conduct board meetings and hold class discussions via videoconference, these meetings can be hacked! Zoom recommends the following steps: Do not make online meetings or class sessions public. In Zoom,...

Breach of Contract

  School districts seem to be perpetually involved in construction projects. A recent lawsuit filed against a district by a construction firm for breach of contract. The allegation was that the district did not require, within its bid documents, a payment and...

ACTIVE SHOOTER

Active shooter incidents are often unpredictable and evolve quickly. In the midst of the chaos, an informed administration and student body guided by an established protocol that the district implements can play an integral role in mitigating the impacts of an active...
CYBER SECURITY & RANSOMWARE

CYBER SECURITY & RANSOMWARE

Early last year, cybercriminals infected the city of Atlanta’s municipal operations systems with malware and demanded a ransom of approximately $50,000 in bitcoin to restore them. When city officials did not immediately respond and the hackers removed the payment...