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, Arista, HPE Aruba Networking, Blocksi, Chromebookparts.com, ClassLink, CTL, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Howard Technology Solutions, iDoc, IncidentIQ, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, Lightspeed Systems, Luma Technologies, Managed Methods, Meter, 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 May 05, 2022
Episode 71 - Josh is Worked Up!
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Josh is really worked up this week. He got bad news about his Chromebook ADP vendor, he broke YouTube, he broke his Chromebooks, and he got in an argument with 2 vendors about Data Privacy Agreements. Chris got approval to force Google 2FA for his teachers, and Mark is working from home ("sick"). The guys are mean to each other.
Bleeping Computer article we talked about
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Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Episode 70 - The One Where Chris Breaks Gmail
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Chris is back, and he shares a story about how, for a few minutes, he thought he broke Gmail while editing header rules. The guys go back and forth with a simple question... "How far is too far?" as it pertains to filtering being too restrictive and requiring MFA on too many things.
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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Episode 69 - The BIG Episode without Chris
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Chris is gone, so Mark and Josh hold down the fort. They talk about network attached UPSs, network monitoring, budgeting processes, and streaming movies.
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Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Episode 68 - CoSN Recap and a Nelly Sighting
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
In this episode, Josh does his best to dispel the rumors that he didn't attend any sessions at CoSN by giving a recap of the conference, complete with a Nelly and Miranda Lambert sighting. Chris complains about DDoS protection costs from his current ISP, and Josh gets worked up about it too. Mark contributes to the "Scary Story of the Week" with a story that you won't believe.
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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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