Summer and kid cyber threats
By: Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CFE, CHFI, PI This is the time for which kids have been waiting! It is also the time for parents to increase vigilance on the toys and games used…
Alexa and Threat to Privacy in Schools
Tonya Mead, PhD, MBA, M.Ed, CHFI, CFE, So you think that Alexa poses no threat to student and educator data privacy in the school system? Think again. While Amazon has confirmed that “its Echo devices…
$775K hacked from university
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, CHFI, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology Just today, I posted an article about a Nigerian living in St. Louis who attempted to obtain $12 million in fraudulent tax returns based upon…
Fraud and data tampering in schools
By: Tonya Mead, CFE, PI, MBA, MA Educational Psychology The Maryland State Board of Education is investigating a whistleblower complaint alleging the alteration of student grades and credits for the purpose of misrepresenting graduation rates.…