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The governance of the Internet provides one of the most important arenas in which new ideas regarding Internet studies can be applied and tested. . "If the government, NGOs and other stakeholders would expand their perspectives on Internet governance derived from more institutionalized arenas, and from a more sophisticated understanding of the way inter-state politics play a role in establishing the pressures and constraints of security policy, it would allow a more critical understanding of the way security claims can be exploited strategically to advance the interests of military and governmental actors'

Reviews the standards, purpose, and objective for data privacy and security in New York State schools

By Alicia Gallegos, special to the Reporter During a student demonstration in 2010, instructors at Stanford University School of Medicine loaded a children's wagon with all the learning materials medical students traditionally acquire in their preclinical years. The towering stacks of paper rose 3 feet high.

Scott, An interesting article. I know that medical schools (and allied health education, including nursing) have been leaders in adopting new technologies for educational purposes. Medical schools immediately identified a use for using podcasts to teach medical students how to detect abnormal heart sounds! Research quickly followed to prove this to be the most effective form of teaching normal and abnormal cardiac sounds. This learning concept is also used to teach radiology residents how to recognize normal and abnormal blood flow sounds when examining vessels (arteries/veins) using doppler ultrasound. Pharmacy schools (and departments) have utilized iPads/tablets/smartphone to run apps (http://www.appszoom.com/android-apps/pharmacology) that include entire pharmacology drug reference lists, commonly used drugs/medications, standard dosages, etc. for quick, searchable referencing.

Scott, I am curious about the level of security placed on the wireless networks used in hospital environments. The more mobile the physicians, nurses and caregivers, the more secure the wireless networks need to be. What measures are being taken to guarantee secure airwaves? Bill

As Android smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, it's no surprise that the number of malware outbreaks is growing. Mobile antimalware apps can give your phone or tablet an extra layer of protection--but which ones do the job? Independent security testing lab AV-Test evaluated 41 virus scanners for Android, including those by mainstream security companies like Norton and Trend Micro.

This news article is from a lesser known online publication, though the author is careful to provide links to well-known publications and government sources to support their points. The goal is to highlight the lack of security protocols by universities and schools managing student data and the potential hazards including hackers releasing student information

This report out of NYS looks at a variety of issues regarding data privacy in NYS School districts. It looks at the number of violations, the cause of the violation, and advisement to districts of how to avoid these problems.

Think for a second about how much of your life is on your smartphone or tablet. It probably has emails, texts, call logs, contacts, browsing history, social media apps, finance apps, saved passwords, credit card numbers, personal photos and more.

The iPad has become a mainstay in the industry , but with its increased use comes the increased risk of breaches. And although preventing them seems basic, Christina Thielst, vice president at Tower Strategies and author of the blog Christina's Considerations , believes there are benefits to be had from discussing simple ways to not only protect, but also optimize your iPad.

This article analyzes the constraints of analytics when used to improve student retention. I will use it for this purpose as well as its discussion on the lack of security associated with educational data.

This article examines the risk to students on the internet. It talks about adult content, cyberbullying sexual harassment, online gambling etc. and the safety issues that go along with these topics. There was a study done that logged data to see if student preferred web sites were to understand whether students can visit web sites which contain unsafe material bypassing the computer-supported security policies and to see which types of web locations contain unsafe content.

A look into how we ensure that teachers have the knowledge to make decisions regarding student privacy and follow best security practices?

This is an annotated bibliography comparing digitization (i.e., "creating digital surrogates of paper-based sources") as a form of artifact preservation to the preservation of digital resources (i.e., archiving digitally created sources). Articles included in the bibliography share a common idea that institutions need to commit to collaborating if digitization of artifacts is to be completed satisfactorily. Cox (2008) states in the abstract that "archival security is not just about guarding against theft and vandalism; it is about accountability and ethics and the potential challenges to archives and archivists" (p. 12). According to Cottrell (1999), digital archiving "technologies have created new ethical dilemmas in librarianship. Four possible areas of concern are identified: privacy and confidentiality, acquisitions and collection development, archiving and preservation, and deskilling and gender bias" (p. 11).