Data privacy concerns and app control issues

Data privacy concerns and app control issues

The issue of data privacy is increasingly important for educational institutions committed to protecting their families and themselves.

Accommodating the software needs of everyone in your school or college while insuring school data privacy in the process can seem like an unsurmountable task for any IT administrator.

There are a huge array of applications, services, tools and products created to serve many purposes within education. These include tools for teaching, lesson planning software, parent-teacher communication apps, home-tutoring websites and more.

You could have many such apps running at any one time, with your Student Information System (SIS) being integrated with all of these and it’s this unique school/college data which should be protected.

Data safe

Fortunately, there is a service available to simplify your educational IT infrastructure. Tech tool ‘CleverXXTBCXXX’ can help your school or college manage and secure all applications with a single sign-on.

Free to use, Clever’sbenefits are plentiful, not solely for the IT manager but for other admins, teachers, students and parents:

• Data security and privacy are monitored at an advanced level so that risks from rogue or unapproved software systems are eliminated. This is done by setting up a simple process for approving applications teachers or staff might want to use.
• Once connected, your school or college can choose who to share specific data with from some 200 applications that support Clever.
• It helps apps integrate with your school data and offers a secure sign-in to those with verified credentials. This service plays an important part in establishing a secure password policy.
• Users can maintain different accounts across different systems (such as Google Apps and Office365) making for more speedy and seamless connectivity.

Data simple

• Clever control who sees your data at any given time. As a user you can view your dashboard screen to see everyone who has access to your data. You can also revoke access to an application at any time.
• Your connection to this tech tool provides a secure controlled exchange between your institution and vendors.
• Cleverintegrates with almost all SIS so set-up is quick and easy. Once connected, adding new applications takes minutes. And the good thing is that you’ll be offered ongoing Clever support as you need it.
• Review which applications support Clever here.

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