Can the Tech Team Help the Tech Team?
“No one can whistle a symphony alone. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.”-H.E. Luccock Effectively communicating with co-workers can sometimes be a challenge. Despite our best efforts, sometimes we say one thing, but others hear something different based on our tone, facial expression, or body language. When you are a technician, face-to-face communication […]
Allworx Reach: An Office Phone In Your Pocket
Mobile Communication: From the Stone Age to the New Age I can remember my first experience with mobile phone technology. I was roughly 10 years old, and my father had purchased what appeared to be a purse with a small phone attached to it. It was a glorious Nokia bag phone. It was some of […]
Five Star Expands Cybersecurity Practice with Sophos Partnership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Five Star Expands Cybersecurity Practice with Sophos Partnership” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:34px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Five Star Technology Solutions is excited to announce our partnership with Sophos. This partnership will expand Five Star’s capability to protect its clients against all types of cybersecurity threats and provide 24/7 incident response. “Schools of all sizes are being attacked on a daily basis,” […]
Ransomware – What YOU need to know
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Ransomware – What YOU need to know” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:34px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Ransomware can take many forms – from “file-less” to “click-fraud” to software being deployed on a school’s network. Most recently, criminals are attacking schools by simply looking for a vulnerability on their network and deploying “ransomware as a service” from the Dark Web. We have a […]
Real-World Learning with Google Apps
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Real-World Learning with Google Apps” font_container=”tag:h3|font_size:34px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]As teachers head back to the classroom for the new school year, many are still wondering how they are going to get everything accomplished on their massive to-do list. Standards? Technology Integration? Real-life application? Engaging learning? How can students get the best of each of these while learning […]
Is a Managed Service Provider (MSP) Right for Me?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Is a Managed Service Provider Right for Me?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:34px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Have you ever heard the term “one-person shop?” That phrase epitomized my first year in K-12 schools when I was hired as the technology coordinator of a small rural school district in Indiana. My undergrad education prepared me to teach technology, like Hypercard and Linkway […]
The Importance of Cybersecurity
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”The Importance of Cybersecurity” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:34px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]Security is a complex and dynamic landscape that we all must navigate. Most of us do not fully realize the role that security plays in our daily lives. From signing into your email account to swiping your credit card, our most precious data is available at the tip of […]
Top Cybersecurity Threats for K-12 Districts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Top Cybersecurity Threats for K-12 Districts” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:32px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]With the availability of easily accessible attack tools, everyone is at risk – including school districts. New vulnerabilities and exploits are discovered on a daily basis. Incidents are on the rise and a substantial percentage of cybersecurity incidents involving schools are due to the actions of school staff and/or […]
Which Device is Best for Your District?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Are students who use Chromebooks going to succeed?” font_container=”tag:h2|font_size:32px|text_align:left|line_height:1.5em” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%20Slab%3A100%2C300%2Cregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]In a recent interview, Apple’s marketing chief, Phil Schiller, was asked to comment on his perspective on why Chromebooks have grown in the education market. His response included the following statement: “Chromebooks have gotten to the classroom because, frankly, they’re cheap testing tools for required […]
