‘Please enter your password’ - this is a phrase that can spark a specific kind of dread in a busy school staff member. From the Student Management System to the Learning Management System, email, and various education apps, the average educator is now juggling a...
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Your guide to navigating the Harmful Digital Communications Act
Understanding responsibilities and best practices for your school Whether they’re sending an email from their school account, sending a message in Google Classroom, chatting in Teams, or commenting on a classmate’s Google doc, today’s ākonga do a lot of their...
Protecting schools from domain hijacking and impersonation attacks
As part of N4L’s ongoing security monitoring, our Security Services team detected cases of sophisticated impersonation attacks targeting some schools. The attackers in a couple of cases had registered an expired, unused domain name formerly associated with a school...
Understanding internet and Wi-Fi security: what schools need to know and how we work together
In today’s increasingly digital learning environment, keeping ākonga more secure online is just as important as keeping an eye on them during a school trip. But when it comes to the school network, terms like internet security and Wi-Fi security are often mixed up -...
A simple way to keep your school’s digital presence secure with SchoolDNS
Think of the internet like a huge network of destinations (websites), and you’re planning a trip. Domain Name System (DNS) is like a travel agent for the Internet. You tell the travel agent where you want to go by name - they handle the exact address and booking...
Online safety 101
What does your school or kura need to know about protecting ākonga online? We talked to Netsafe to find out. What does online safety mean for your school or kura? Is it about keeping ākonga from seeing inappropriate content? Blocking social media? Stopping scams...
Creating networks that just work
How N4L helps connect, protect, and support Kiwi schools online Getting online at home is usually pretty straightforward – just sign up with a provider, plug in your modem, decipher the password, and you’re away. For schools and kura, it’s not quite so simple. You’re...