HOLIDAY MAGIC
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Protecting online data School district officials say they’re prepared for network attacks any information that could be used to hack their data. “It’s not stored in a shoebox Local school officials are wag- under your bed,” Craig Vella, ing an unending battle to protect director of technology for the sensitive data stored on network Malverne School District, said. computers, becom“We want to be as ing overprotective well protected as — and in many possible. We have cases downright multiple systems, secretive — in dismultiple layers of cussing their efforts protection.” to ward off cyberOfficials said it crime. isn’t a question of if “This isn’t somethey will be hacked, thing we can discuss but when. As a over the phone,” result, school disLynbrook School tricts secure data District Superintenthrough fragmentadent Dr. Melissa tion or compartmenBurak said. talizing, meaning “We don’t want to data is stored in sevprint where the data eral different locais stored,” Malverne JaMES tions to minimize School District breaches. Superintendent Dr. DetoMMaSo “Let’s say you did superintendent, Lorna Lewis said. get something that Vincent F leck, East Rockaway could spread,” Fleck director of technolos a i d . “ I t wo u l d School District g y for the West potentially hit a Hempstead School department as District, said, “Maybe that opposed to the entire location. should be off-the-record.” Backups are a huge piece of School officials aren’t trying what we do.” to be being deceptive about their Because hackers operate from stored online data, but they said any location with inter net they did not want to bring atten- access, the threat exists everytion to their methods or provide Continued on page 14
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Helping neighbors in need
Food pantries provide assistance year-round By MaRK NolaN mnolan@liherald.com
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t’s no secret that food costs more money than ever before, and with the holidays upon us, many families are in need of assistance. That’s where religious and nonprofit organizations step up. Although these groups stress that there is need year-round, they see an increase in demand — and volunteerism — in November and December. According to the Consumer Price Index, food purchased at grocery stores nationwide costs 13 percent more than a year ago. That’s a big increase for anyone, especially considering
how it adds up over the course of a month. With many families in need, some organizations say the general awareness of increased food prices has caused more Good Samaritans to get involved. “It’s been busier than in the past, but I expected the need to be much greater,” said Kathy Brandon, a member of the social ministry of the Parish Family of Saint Raymond of Penyafort, in East Rockaway. “I think there are many organizations like Island Harvest that are distributing food.” Brandon said that Saint Raymond helps roughly 50 families during Thanksgiving by providing turkeys and traditional fixings. Families are delighted, she said, to receive Continued on page 4
e are constantly adapting, because the people trying to hack in are constantly adapting.