{"podcast":{"title":"K12 Tech Talk","slug":"k12-tech-talk-884903","podcast_index_feed_id":884903,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/k12techtalk/feed.xml","website_url":"https://k12techtalkpodcast.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/6908741/P-1_52nywc.jpg","author":"k12techtalk","episode_count":200,"summary":"A K12TechPro Podcast. This podcast is about trending K12 technology topics and issues. Josh, Chris, and Mark have real conversations, real arguments, and real banter on IT issues and trends in K12 Schools. Current and Past Sponsors: Absolute, Arista, HPE Aruba Networking, Blocksi, Chromebookparts.com, ClassLink, CTL, Eaton, Extreme Networks, Fortinet, Howard Technology Solutions, iDoc, IncidentIQ, Infoblox, INVZBL, Jupiter Education, Lightspeed Systems, Luma Technologies, Managed Methods, Meter, NTP, Papercut, Provision Data Solutions, Pondurance, PowerGistics, Prey, Rise Vision, Ruckus/Commscope, SaferWatch, Scale Computing, SHI, StatusGator, SomethingCool.com, Tripp Lite, Verkada, VIZOR ™ K12 Tech Talk","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T14:21:22.513884+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 253 - Live from K12 SIX 2026","slug":"episode-253-live-from-k12-six-2026","published_at":"2026-02-28T22:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903/episode-253-live-from-k12-six-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903","url":"https://k12techtalkpodcast.com/e/live-from-albuquerque-passwords-policies-k-12-cybersecurity/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/m4zdnr4ikjqg6vjk/FINALk12sixStereoMix.mp3","summary":"Live from the K12 SIX National Cybersecurity Leadership Conference in Albuquerque, Chris goes solo and interviews several attendees and leaders about practical K12 cybersecurity. Guests include Cory Rankin, a K12SIX member, who talks about community and membership benefits, Dr. Tim Tillman on building governance and board-level engagement, Doug Levin on the importance of in-person trust and fundamentals, David Waugh of ManageMethods on cloud visibility and content filtering, and Oliver Page of CyberNut on K12-focused phishing and student training. The conversation emphasizes actionable steps schools can take without big budgets: tighten authentication and account hygiene, audit cloud settings, work with vendors on security, engage school boards to establish policy, and provide realistic staff and student training. K12 SIX: https://k12six.org/compromise ———— Sponsored by: Eaton - Indulge yourselves in this chocolate-inspired infographic from Eaton to discover “a flavor” of cloud-based battery backup for every location, including K-12 education, with their cloud-connected UPS line. Reliable power backup has never been so sweet – with 16 cloud-connected UPS models for various workloads and budgets, always free monitoring software for an unlimited number of devices, NFC tap-to-configure setup and controllable outlets (13 models) – now you can finally enjoy your Saturdays in peace without the looming fear of a 3 am wakeup call to reboot a UPS. Learn more about the cloud UPS in Eaton’s Uptime Sampler Box infographic. Managed Methods ———— Join the K12TechPro Community (exclusively for K12 Tech professionals) Buy some swag (tech dept gift boxes, shirts, hoodies...)!!! Email us at k12techtalk@gmail.com OR our \"professional\" email addy is info@k12techtalkpodcast.com X @k12techta…","meta_description":"Live from the K12 SIX National Cybersecurity Leadership Conference in Albuquerque, Chris goes solo and interviews several attendees and leaders about prac…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2236,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/k12-tech-talk-884903/episodes/episode-253-live-from-k12-six-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/k12-tech-talk-884903/episode-253-live-from-k12-six-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}