Major education cooperative: ‘Zoom can be used safely’
Zoom drastically improved the security of Zoom for Education and Enterprise in Europe.
In 2021, SURF -- a Dutch cooperative of more than 100 educational and research institutions -- conducted a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) of Zoom. A DPIA identifies the privacy risks of a solution. S... Read more
Raspberry Pi at 10: the tiny computer with a giant impact
Selling more than 44M units in a mere ten-year period, the tiny and affordable computer “Raspberry Pi” continues to make a long-lasting impact.
Raspberry Pi – the ARM-based, cheap Linux computer – has sold some 45M units to hobbyists, students, and companies making internet-connected dev... Read more
Microsoft is building a low-cost 11.6-inch laptop for education
Microsoft’s strategy to compete with Chromebook is taking shape in the form of a new, 11.6-inch, low-cost laptop made to suit educational users. The laptop is designed in the spirit of other low-cost education-oriented laptops like Lenovo 100W or the HP Stream series.
Laptops of this type are ... Read more
Microsoft Stores for Business and Education will lose paid apps
The company plans to block users from obtaining paid apps through the stores starting in April.
Microsoft this week started notifying customers of some major changes to the Microsoft Stores for Business and Education.
As @hoyty reported on Twitter, Microsoft Store for Business customers repo... Read more
Google releases education updates for Classroom and Meet
Google announced new updates on Wednesday that are intended to advance education in both online and offline scenarios. These will be beneficial to people in classes and remote learning environments.
The most important update has to be the launch of Google Workspace for Education. It is meant to ... Read more
‘Most software in government and education contains vulnerabilities’
Research shows that many government and educational institutions use applications in which vulnerabilities are known. Nevertheless, the institutions are doing enough to protect against the vulnerabilities.
This is the conclusion drawn by application testing company Veracode from its own research... Read more
Salesforce launches Salesforce Talent Alliance (STA) initiative
Salesforce has started an alliance that aims to increase the number of skilled Salesforce workers, named the Salesforce Talent Alliance. The aim here is to meet the demand which IDC estimates will generate about 4.2 million new jobs in the next three years.
The alliance is not too limited and we... Read more
Fujitsu and Sony want to save educational data in blockchain
How can a student prove that he speaks Japanese as well as he claims, without demonstrating it? Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu's research center, and Sony Global Education have begun a collaboration to test a solution for this. The two companies want to store education data in blockchain, reports ZDNet.
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Cryptshare launches initiative to enable schools to communicate securely
Cryptshare starts an initiative that allows schools to exchange confidential information safely. Together with partner company Unilogic, Cryptshare launches Safe communication in education. This helps primary and secondary schools to send privacy-sensitive e-mails and files safely.
Although it is ve... Read more