TCEA 2025: 10 Ways K–12 Schools Can Secure Their Microsoft and Google Environments
Hackers don’t have to use very sophisticated, high-tech exploits to get into a school’s security system. Sometimes, schools unintentionally make it easy for bad actors to enter their networks by failing to take some very simple security measures in their cloud collaboration suites, said Tom Schmidt, a senior account executive at ManagedMethods, during a 2025 TCEA Convention & Exposition session in Austin, Texas. Schmidt led a panel discussion with Steve Messinger, a systems and network manager at Belton Independent School District, and Toni McPherson, director of network services and…
Hackers don’t have to use very sophisticated, high-tech exploits to get into a school’s security system. Sometimes, schools unintentionally make it easy for bad actors to enter their networks by failing to take some very simple security measures in their cloud collaboration suites, said Tom Schmidt, a senior account executive at ManagedMethods, during a 2025 TCEA Convention & Exposition session in Austin, Texas.
Schmidt led a panel discussion with Steve Messinger, a systems and network manager at Belton Independent School District, and Toni McPherson, director of network services and…
