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Experts warn that educators may be embracing technology without doing enough to secure student data.
Mr. Porterfield, an engineer at Cisco Systems, examined Edmodo’s data security practices by registering himself on the site as a fictional home-school teacher.
“Anyone at a local cafe with Wi-Fi will have access to the information that the student is viewing or transmitting,” he told me. “I would consider that potentially sensitive information from the perspective of parents.”
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Mr. Porterfield, an engineer at Cisco Systems, examined Edmodo’s data security practices by registering himself on the site as a fictional home-school teacher.
“Anyone at a local cafe with Wi-Fi will have access to the information that the student is viewing or transmitting,” he told me. “I would consider that potentially sensitive information from the perspective of parents.”
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/dangers-of-wifi-in-public-places/
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Mr. Porterfield, an engineer at Cisco Systems, examined Edmodo’s data security practices by registering himself on the site as a fictional home-school teacher.
“Anyone at a local cafe with Wi-Fi will have access to the information that the student is viewing or transmitting,” he told me. “I would consider that potentially sensitive information from the perspective of parents.”
Learn more:
- http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/05/27/dangers-of-wifi-in-public-places/
one example of network security in education area
La sécurité des réseaux scolaires remise en doute par M. Porterfield, un ingénieur réseau à Cisco Networks. Source de New York Times.