This article was originally published in EdTech Magazine on 02/03/25 by Taashi Rowe.
These simple steps can help schools comply with federal laws while protecting networks and student data.
Hackers don’t have to use very sophisticated, high-tech exploits to get into a school’s security system. Sometimes, schools unintentionally make it easy for bad actors to enter their networks by failing to take some very simple security measures in their cloud collaboration suites, said Tom Schmidt, a senior account executive at ManagedMethods, during a 2025 TCEA Convention & Exposition session in Austin, Texas.
Schmidt led a panel discussion with Steve Messinger, a systems and network manager at Belton Independent School District, and Toni McPherson, director of network services and infrastructure at Humble Independent School District, and they shared 10 ways schools can reduce their security risks when using Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for Education.
Tip 1: Perform a Cloud Security Risk and Safety Audit
Schmidt said that regular cloud security risk and safety audits would help IT staff better understand and remediate some of the vulnerabilities schools might have in their cloud environments…
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*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from ManagedMethods Cybersecurity, Safety & Compliance for K-12 authored by Alexa Sander. Read the original post at: https://managedmethods.com/blog/in-the-news-edtech-securing-microsoft-and-google/