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ECNO Announces New Director of Security Services
Read more: ECNO Announces New Director of Security ServicesECNO is pleased to announce veteran education technology professional and longtime ECNO member Chris Dale has been appointed to the newly created position of Director of Security Services (DSS) effective […]
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Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)
Read more: Multi Factor Authentication (MFA)What is MFA? MFA is a technology that considerably increases security of an authentication process. An authentication process is the process of logging in into a service or a portal […]
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Meeting them where they live: Minecraft helps teach cybersecurity to students
Read more: Meeting them where they live: Minecraft helps teach cybersecurity to studentsOne of the world’s most popular sandbox games is proving to be the ideal platform to Ontario students to learn about cybersecurity. The Minecraft Education Cybersecurity Challenge was launched by […]
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Volunteering provides rich experiences for ECNO members
Read more: Volunteering provides rich experiences for ECNO membersAs with any membership-based organization, ECNO has long been powered by its dedicated volunteers. From providing governance on the Board to sharing strategic insight on the ECNO Advisory Committee (EAC), […]
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Powering Education. Empowering Success.
Read more: Powering Education. Empowering Success.Building ECNO’s new strategic plan: A conversation with Wayne Toms, Executive Director, and Brian McKay, President, Board of Directors What was the process of developing the new strategic plan? WT: […]
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ECNO brand updates to reflect emerging priorities
Read more: ECNO brand updates to reflect emerging prioritiesSharp-eyed members will notice a few changes to the ECNO logo of late. In December, we updated our brand to best position the organization to tackle the goals of the […]
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The Value of Secondments
Read more: The Value of SecondmentsECNO’s continuing contribution to technology in Ontario’s K-12 education sector is due in large part to the highly skilled temporary staff who are recruited to lead projects like Student Information […]
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Experts ‘hack’ online education applications to improve student safety, privacy protection, and data security
Read more: Experts ‘hack’ online education applications to improve student safety, privacy protection, and data securityIn the early days of the pandemic, as school boards adapted to virtual learning, a team of IT, Privacy and Supply Chain Management experts from across the province was working […]
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Honouring a Pioneer – Gina Coish
Read more: Honouring a Pioneer – Gina CoishWhen Gina Coish started working in education, online privacy was not on the radar. In the 30 years before her official ‘retirement’ this year (more on that later) it became […]
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Staying Safe Online in 2022 – Think Before You Click!
Read more: Staying Safe Online in 2022 – Think Before You Click!Not falling victim to cyber scams sounds simple enough – don’t click on things you don’t recognize, don’t open things from people you don’t know, don’t send money to the […]
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K-12 Cyber Awareness Month reaches across Ontario
Read more: K-12 Cyber Awareness Month reaches across OntarioECNO is proud to have led a successful K-12 Cyber Awareness Month campaign (October 1st-31st, 2021) in partnership with the Ontario Ministry of Education. For the second year in a […]
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Cost savings and equal access make Azure Labs a winning choice for London District Catholic School Board
Read more: Cost savings and equal access make Azure Labs a winning choice for London District Catholic School BoardA solution to enable virtual learning during the pandemic has become a permanent step away from desktop computers and into cloud computing at one Ontario school board, with other boards […]