Each year, hundreds of K-12 schools in the U.S. alone experience cyberattacks, including 408 schools that publicly disclosed them in 2020, up 18% from the previous year, according to the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center1. 

Fulton County Schools, the fourth-largest school system in Georgia, has learned just how valuable it is to put a top-notch security system in place. To defend against threats, Dr. Emily Bell, Fulton County Schools’ Chief Information Officer (CIO), implemented robust planning that involved educating and communicating with school leaders and staff about cybersecurity. Microsoft resources were a part of their well-rounded cybersecurity strategy.

“As a Chief Information Officer, it is incumbent upon me to make sure that my leadership is aware of our cybersecurity incident response process,” said Dr. Bell. “I also want to educate district leaders on our cyber insurance coverage and what that means.”
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Fulton County Schools relied on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 to keep all its devices and technology safe and secure, and to help prevent disruptions to student learning. Continue reading article.

As businesses find new ways to work in a virtual environment, Microsoft Teams has become a necessary tool for many of our clients. Teams is an excellent tool, and we have some tricks to make it a robust voice and collaboration system for your business!

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration app that helps your team stay organized and have conversations—all in one place. ​The voice integration features are the only downfall of this super tool, but we have a simple solution!

If you are currently using Teams or are planning to use Teams, let us guide you through important information on integrating with your voice platform.

You're probably already using Teams or Have Access through Office 365.
​For businesses already set up with Office 365 and Microsoft Teams, we can assist in integrating a powerful voice platform into your virtual operations. Depending on the unique set-up of your business and how incoming and outgoing calls are handled, your company may have additional needs that surpass the current capacity of Teams. We have a number of solutions that can run in the background, utilizing the efficient tools of Teams with the added bonus of our recommended Voice Integrations. 

You may be using another platform for collaboration, like Slack or Skype for Business. In this case, we can review your systems to see if a switch to Teams would allow your call center or phone system to utilize a cloud-based voice provider. The goal is to create a single interface for your employees to work within.  A streamlined system with Teams collaboration features and robust phone features will increase productivity across the board.

We can brainstorm with you to see if any of these solutions are necessary for your business right now.