

EDU Cyber Security Glossary
SOC – Security Operations Center The function of the security operations center (SOC) is to monitor, prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to cyber threats around the clock. SIEM – Security Information and Event Management Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) is a software solution that aggregates and analyzes activity from many different resources across your entire IT infrastructure. EDR – Endpoint Detection and Response Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)


Hitting Too Close to Home
Cybercrime has reached an all time high. You may recall seeing it in the news recently. The Black River Falls School District closed after an incident involving unauthorized access to the district’s IT network. According to Superintendent Shelly Severson, the network includes access to student information, parent contact information, and even medication logs. Severson said they are closing schools because it’s “not safe to have all the students here. We are flying blind.” The