Tips, Tools and Solutions for Safe, Accessible, and Easy to Manage IT
Moderated by Kevin Hogan, eSchool News, Editor-at-Large
With cyberattacks increasingly aimed at educational institutions, student and educator safety is a top priority. Schools need versatile solutions that update, adapt, and scale to support everyone, in and out of the classroom. In this webinar, cybersecurity and school district IT experts will share tips on how to implement the Microsoft tools and systems to ensure your IT is safe, accessible, and easy to manage.
We’ll dive into these tools and more!
Cloud security: monitoring, detection, and protection to secure data.
Trust and Security Suite: automated compliance templates and AI-powered security to protect devices and apps.
Compliance Manager: featuring more than 900 customizable controls and over 200 compliance templates including FERPA and COPPA.
Meet Your Speakers
April Mardock CISSP, Cybersecurity and Operations Manager, DoTS Speaker Bio
April Mardock CISSP, Cybersecurity and Operations Manager, DoTS
April Mardock has supported cybersecurity and IT in more than 132 different companies. She is well versed in multilayered, complex environments and currently serves as the CISO for more than 60,000 users at Seattle Public Schools.
Caiden Scherer SCI Technical Specialist, Microsoft Education Speaker Bio
Caiden Scherer SCI Technical Specialist, Microsoft Education
Caiden Scherer [KAY-den Sh-EAR] is a Security, Compliance, & Identity Technical Specialist at Microsoft. Focusing on end-user experience, he supports K-12 and Higher Education in their journey to protect their students, faculty, and staff from cyber threats, bullying and harassment, and interruptions from learning. Caiden’s passion for protecting students comes from growing up without educational equity in rural Idaho. So when he began pursuing cybersecurity in college, he started working with a local education center for adults and families, many of whom are immigrants. A ransomware attack failed during his time there, but the “What If’s” and the potential impact on the organization changed the course of his career permanently. In his free time, Caiden spends his time mushroom foraging with his kids and woodworking with his husband.
Chelsie Thompson Security Technical Specialist, Microsoft Education Speaker Bio
Chelsie Thompson Security Technical Specialist, Microsoft Education
Chelsie Thompson is a security technical specialist at Microsoft. She is also a doctorate student, professor, and rugby player. Chelsie’s started her career helping organization secure their environment by utilizing Microsoft’s platform. She is a former member Microsoft’s Detection and Incident Response Team. In her role, she was one of the first onsite responders for cybersecurity breaches worldwide, providing thorough investigations for Microsoft customers and partners. When Chelsie is not actively engaged help customer conquer their security issues, she frequently participates in speaking events to bring awareness to the importance of cybersecurity, while also advocating for increased levels of diversity within the technology field. Chelsie has created Microsoft cybersecurity courses to help ease the understanding of security solutions for professionals, helping them advance their knowledge base and cybersecurity infrastructure.
