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Cybertraps Weekly Summary -- August 7, 2026
This week: masks, mistaken identities, and their costs.
Cybersecurity
News and analysis on protecting school systems and data—ransomware, breaches, phishing, vendor risk, and the security challenges districts face. Aimed at administrators and staff responsible for safeguarding sensitive student and institutional information.
TCP Episode 125 -- EdTech Breaches: What You Need to Know
Jethro Jones and Fred Lane discuss the data breach suffered by Illuminate Education affecting the privacy of at least 1 million students.
TCP Episode 121 -- How the Chicopee Superintendent Got Burned
Jethro Jones and Frederick Lane discuss a superintendent's alleged use of burner devices to threaten an applicant for the position of police chief in Chicopee, MA.
TCP Episode 119 -- Ransomware in Schools
Jethro Jones and Frederick Lane discuss ransomware attacks on schools and what can be done to minimize the risks.
