Last week, we announced that the Managed Network is being upgraded to enhance the services we provide New Zealand schools. This week, the news just keeps getting better... FortiGate is coming. It may have been the worst kept secret, but we're...
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Managed Network Upgrade: It’s time
If you know anything about N4L and the work we do, you’ll probably know that we’re all about providing equitable access to a fully funded, fast, reliable and safe internet for New Zealand schools. Actually, we’re not just all about it; it’s central to our...
Student Internet Safety
Disclaimer: I’m tackling some of the questions we regularly get regarding online safety. I’ve purposely avoided getting too bogged down in technical detail. I’m also not addressing our core firewall and filtering service (there will be more to come on this...
Are you benefitting from N4L’s latest threat protection shield?
What do Vikings, Medieval Knights or Wonder Woman and Captain America have in common? They protect their people from evil and carry protective shields to thwart off vicious attacks. While educators go about moulding the next generation of Kiwi kids into tomorrow's...
Worried about students bypassing your school’s web filtering?
Good digital citizenship + web filtering = safer online learning As you know, technology is only part of the solution to keeping students safe online. This needs to be combined with continuous education around good digital citizenship and the basics of how to keep...
YouTube: The Power is Yours!
I use YouTube. A lot. I’m guessing you do as well. If not, who are you? And what are you doing online? Seriously, I’ve just completed an unofficial poll in my head which confirms that 90% of educators think YouTube is a handy tool in the classroom. Let’s assume this...
Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
Facts: Web extensions save lives (I use the term ‘facts’ very loosely). Recently a web extension installed by a school user was hijacked to redirect YouTube advertising to pornographic content. A hijacked extension applied to one device is capable of impacting...