A Ransomware Interview with Denzel (Episode 31 Re-release)

12/31/24 • 49 min

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year from Josh, Chris, and Mark! This is a re-release of Episode 31. It is an interview with Denzel. Denzel is the Tech Director at a school that was hit with ransomware. He shares details of the attack, from waking up and realizing over his morning coffee that they had major issues, to the day he realized the "bad guys" posted data they harvested online. His story drives home a few major points including the one we all know... the best prepared department can fall victim.

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Episode 195 - Chimp Crazy, 2024 Recap, & 2025 Predictions

On this episode of the K12 Tech Talk podcast, we talk about AI misuse in schools, we recap 2024's hot topics, and we spend time discussing our predictions for 2025. Oh, and we talk about Chimp Crazy and Mark's recent interactions with Tonia Haddix on TikTok. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year - We're ready for break!

https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-12/guidance-mobile-communications-best-practices.pdf

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/12/10/character-ai-lawsuit-teen-kill-parents-texas/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/deepfake-pornography-victim-congress/

https://www.kjzz.org/education/2024-12-18/new-arizona-charter-school-will-use-ai-in-place-of-human-teachers

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PowerSchool Cybersecurity Breach: What You Need to Know

This special episode of the K12 Tech Talk Podcast dissects the recent cybersecurity incident involving PowerSchool, a major provider of Student Information Systems (SIS) in the United States. Hosts Josh, Chris, and Mark discuss the details of the breach that saw PowerSchool send notifications to its customers about the possibility of sensitive data exposure.

We discuss the details of the breach that have been released by PowerSchool and discussed by customers on K12TechPro and Reddit (/k12sysadmin) within the first 24 hours.

00:00-Introduction

01:04-What happened?

04:10-Who is PowerSchool?

7:30-Data Exfiltration

11:48-How the attack happened

18:54-The attackers were paid to destroy the data

22:41-What should districts do right now?

For more information, check out K12TechPro where you can find a special section on the PowerSchool breach with resources you need, including sample letters to families, instructions to download your system logs, and relevant news articles.

https://community.k12techpro.com

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