Webinars & Events

Cyber incidents in K-12 environments most commonly start with a single click. Aspire CyberIQ helps schools and districts address this risk by turning the entire school community—staff, educators, administrators, and students—into an active line of defense through targeted, ongoing, age-appropriate security awareness training.

In this webinar, you'll learn about Aspire CyberIQ, a flexible training program designed to meet the unique needs of your school or district. Attendees will learn how Aspire CyberIQ delivers role-based and age-appropriate content, realistic phishing simulations, and clear, actionable reporting to help districts reduce risk, strengthen compliance, and build a sustainable culture of cybersecurity awareness across all user groups.

The session will also provide an overview of what’s included in the Aspire CyberIQ offering, how the program is structured, and how districts can quickly and confidently adopt the solution through NJSBA cooperative purchasing to support both cybersecurity and governance objectives.

If you are not an NJSBA member, you can watch the simulcast on the NJSBA YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/njsba

The COPS School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP) is a competitive grant providing funding to evidence-based school safety programs and technology that will improve security in K-12 schools. In 2022, $73 million dollars in funding was rewarded with a max of $500,000 per award. $70 million + in funding is anticipated for 2023. Join us to learn more about the 2023 SVPP and learn how your district can apply for funding to implement safety programs through technology with Aspire and Cisco. Topics to be Discussed: SVPP Funding Updates – Cisco Public Funding Team Meraki Solutions for Campus Safety – Keith Heckel, Aspire Presales Solutions Engineer & Cisco InformaCast Mass Notification System – Singlewire and Stephen Howard, Aspire

Join Aspire as we present the latest advancements in security protection. Experts will offer guidance and best practices to help you manage risk. We will discuss: - A view of the Cyber Insurance market in 2023 and its impact on your organization - Cyber Insurer requirements and avoiding punitive coverage terms - Latest security controls and best practices to protect against cyber threats and differentiate risk to cyber insurers

Join us to learn how Aspire with Cisco helps K-12 IT teams work with new learning methods and changing technology to deliver robust and secure networks, allowing IT staff to focus on strategic initiatives. The takeaways from this session help K-12 administrators tackle traditional technology pain points and enhance the experience of students, teachers and staff.

Join us at NJASA’s TECHSPO’23 on January 25-27, 2023, at Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City TECHSPO 23 (https://www.njasa.net/Page/2314) brings important information to School Administrators that will help them guide their districts into the future.

Join Aspire at the NERIC Technology Awareness Day / Tech A-Day 2022. Stop by our booth and say hello! This year's theme is The Road Ahead – Engaging Students to be Future Ready. Our keynote speaker is Kevin Roose, technology columnist for the New York Times and author of Futureproof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation.

Join our experts as they discuss how we are increasingly reliant on cloud-based apps and remote/mobile users in today's work environment. And we'll talk about Zero-Trust and cybersecurity with the trend towards Managed Detection and Response to prevent harm to our business. We'll cover a wide range of topics, including SASE and Cybersecurity, Zero-Trust, Multi-factor Authentication, and how to protect your attack surface. Our panelists for this seminar are: Doug Stevens, VP Managed Services -Aspire Technology Partners Michael O'Connell, Security Solutions Architect - Aspire Technology Parnters

Watch as our experts review what's new with the E-rate funding for the 2022-2023 school year. You may be surprised at the available funding is available from E-rate and other funding sources. Panelists include: Ryan Kastner, Account Executive - Aspire Technology Partners Vince Siragusa, Regional Grants Manager - Cisco Geoff Sweeny, Chief Legal Officer - Erate Consulting

Join Aspire Technology Partners at NYSCATE21 Better Together Annual Conference in Rochester. Over 180 presentations are available during the four days including two Aspire sessions you will not want to miss this year. If you are attending please join our two sessions below: (https://www.nyscate.org/page/annual-conference)

Join ASpire and Cisco at the Indy Autonomous Challenge 2022 on November 11th at the Texas Motor Speedway in Ft Worth https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/solutions/internet-of-things/indy-autonomous-challenge.html

Join Aspire at the NJSBA Workshop 2022 (https://workshop.njsba.org/), October 24-26, at the Atlantic City Convention center in Booth 1518. The Fall Workshop provides training to K-12 public school officials

Join Aspire at NJDVHIMMS Fall Conference: Healthcare IT – Empowering the Future of Care Delivery at the Hard Rock in Atlantic City 11/12-14 https://njdvhimssevent.com/ The goal of the NJ/DVHIMSS Fall Conference is to provide outstanding education and networking opportunities in support of our members and the HIT community’s continued learning and development.