About this episode

The episode discusses the risks of edtech tools with generative AI, security essentials for K12, and email security best practices.

On Episode 262, Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss the risks of edtech tools that add generative AI without age checks or strong guardrails, share a new K12 SIX resource and rubric for security essentials, and cover email security best practices. For the main topic, the guys talk about "secure email." Districts are being asked to send more sensitive information outside the network - to parents, agencies, vendors - but there's no shared standard for what "secure email" even means in K12. TLS encryption in transit isn't the same as end-to-end encryption. A password-protected PDF isn't a secure channel. And most staff don't know the difference. ———— Sponsored by: PowerGistics: How K-12 Charging Models Impact Chromebook Sustainability Textbooks Didn’t have Cables Bring Chromebooks Back to the Classroom, but NOT Carts! One-Person Tech Department Success Story SysCloud Fortinet Extreme Networks ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our "professional" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techtalkpod Facebook Visit our LinkedIn Music by Colt Ball…

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh, Chris, Mark

Topics covered

• edtech
• generative AI
• email security
• K12 security essentials
• sensitive information
• encryption

Keywords

• edtech
• AI
• email security
• K12
• encryption
• security essentials
• generative AI
• sensitive information

Sponsors

PowerGistics, SysCloud, Fortinet, Extreme Networks

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Organizations: K12 SIX

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