# Newsletter Tech Tips

# Tech Tip Tuesday (August 5, 2025)

[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### It's that time again...

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-this-school-year%27s-f"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div><div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">This school year's first tech tip has helpful reminders about **where** and **how** to get help with district technology. Take a minute and review some common questions with our district technology resources.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="clear-both" id="bkmrk--1"></div>### *<span style="color:rgb(35,111,161);">~~ Get some help! ~~</span>*

<div class="clear-both" id="bkmrk--2"></div>[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/wQ5J5Ld9aTm0mhmc-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/wQ5J5Ld9aTm0mhmc-image.png)

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</div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk--5"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><span class="relative invisible block anchor -top-14" id="bkmrk--6"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-for-any-tech-request"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><span class="relative invisible block anchor -top-14" id="bkmrk--7"></span><div><div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">For ANY tech request, question, or problem, the best place to start is by contacting the District IT Helpdesk. There are 3 ways to submit an IT request:</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>**<u>Method #1 (PREFERRED):</u>** Log into the [ULUSD IT Helpdesk](https://ulusd.org/tech) with your ULUSD Google account. To access the website, click [HERE](https://ulusd.org/tech). Click the "Login" button, and choose the Google button to sign in with your ULUSD Google account. Once signed in, click "New Support Ticket". You can also view your previously submitted tickets, and review solutions to common problems.

**<u>Method #2:</u>** Download the [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/one-to-one-plus/id1267723683) or [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onetooneplus.eduteksolutions&hl=en_US) ULUSD IT Helpdesk app for your mobile phone

**<u>Method #3:</u>** To submit a new IT request via email, simply send an email to <support@ulusd.org>. Remember to include the problem description and anything else needed to resolve the issue!

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### **Want more?**

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk--10"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><span class="relative invisible block anchor -top-14" id="bkmrk--11"></span></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><span class="relative invisible block anchor -top-14" id="bkmrk--12"></span><div><div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">**Check out some of our popular and most requested topics:**</div><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">  
</div></div><div class="clear-both"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:none;height:1438.6px;"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"></col><col style="width:50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:342.4px;"><td style="height:342.4px;">**1) [Logging in to Dell Boards and laptops](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/books/windows/page/login-into-ulusd-staff-computers)**</td><td style="height:342.4px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/CSR7mVjTe17macGE-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/CSR7mVjTe17macGE-image.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height:316.4px;"><td style="height:316.4px;">**2) [Access Aeries using your Google account](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/books/aeries/page/access-aeries-using-your-google-account)**</td><td style="height:316.4px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/A3pMOytku6jFsz1x-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/A3pMOytku6jFsz1x-image.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height:270.4px;"><td style="height:270.4px;">**3) [Simplify logging in with PIN sign-in](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/books/windows/page/set-up-pin-sign-in)**</td><td style="height:270.4px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/YwRy2pg86zAyufdq-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/YwRy2pg86zAyufdq-image.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height:509.4px;"><td style="height:509.4px;">**4) [Sync computers using Google Chrome](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/books/google/page/syncing-computers-chrome)**</td><td style="height:509.4px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/scaled-1680-/0JHP0DVrqjlIydRe-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/0JHP0DVrqjlIydRe-image.png)

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</div></div></div></div></div><table id="bkmrk-blaze-king-director-" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:31.1191%;"></col><col style="width:68.9762%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>[![thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)</td><td>### Blaze King

<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information and Instructional Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [675 Clover Valley Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 7, 2025)

[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 082403.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/BR4h6mNv5VlwzaLa-screenshot-2025-10-06-082403.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-this-school-year%27s-f"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">In the never-ending battle against cyber villains, you are on the front lines!</span>

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-only-the-most-expe"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:80.7619%;"></col><col style="width:19.3334%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Only the most-experienced and well-equipped can stand up against AI deepfakes, ransomware and other threats lurking behind every corner of cyberspace.

This month, we will be sharing tips, training, and simulated hacker attacks to help keep our defenses up. <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(132,63,161);">**Be on the lookout for suspicious emails and report them immediately!**</span>

</td><td>[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 093014.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/exbkRdjko5IklxSF-screenshot-2025-10-06-093014.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/exbkRdjko5IklxSF-screenshot-2025-10-06-093014.png)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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</div></div></div></div></div><div id="bkmrk--1">  
</div><div id="bkmrk--2"></div><div id="bkmrk--3"></div><div id="bkmrk-watch-out-for-the-cy"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;height:29.6px;border:5px solid rgb(132,63,161);"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"></col><col style="width:50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:29.6px;"><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">[![CYBERPUNKS-Card_small.jpg](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/TfHEQCdHebZID7uY-cyberpunks-card-small.jpg)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/TfHEQCdHebZID7uY-cyberpunks-card-small.jpg)</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">#### **Watch out for the CYBERPUNKS!**

<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">**Social engineering is one of the most common ways cyber villains break into computer networks to cause havoc and destruction.**</span>

  
They rely on being able to convince users like you to click a link or send them your passwords and will try all sorts of tricks to do it!

  
That’s why for the first step of your cybersecurity quest this October, we’re sharing an interactive training course all about spotting the red flags of social engineering.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to bking@ulusd.org.

  
**<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">Thanks, and look for more cybersecurity content all this month!</span>**

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<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 7, 202)

[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 082403.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/BR4h6mNv5VlwzaLa-screenshot-2025-10-06-082403.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-this-school-year%27s-f"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">In the never-ending battle against cyber villains, you are on the front lines!</span>

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-only-the-most-expe"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:80.7619%;"></col><col style="width:19.3334%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>Only the most-experienced and well-equipped can stand up against AI deepfakes, ransomware and other threats lurking behind every corner of cyberspace.

This month, we will be sharing tips, training, and simulated hacker attacks to help keep our defenses up. <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(132,63,161);">**Be on the lookout for suspicious emails and report them immediately!**</span>

</td><td>[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 093014.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/exbkRdjko5IklxSF-screenshot-2025-10-06-093014.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/exbkRdjko5IklxSF-screenshot-2025-10-06-093014.png)</td></tr></tbody></table>

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</div></div></div></div></div><div id="bkmrk--1">  
</div><div id="bkmrk--2"></div><div id="bkmrk--3"></div><div id="bkmrk-watch-out-for-the-cy"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;height:29.6px;border:5px solid rgb(132,63,161);"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"></col><col style="width:50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:29.6px;"><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">[![CYBERPUNKS-Card_small.jpg](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/TfHEQCdHebZID7uY-cyberpunks-card-small.jpg)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/TfHEQCdHebZID7uY-cyberpunks-card-small.jpg)</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">#### **Watch out for the CYBERPUNKS!**

<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">**Social engineering is one of the most common ways cyber villains break into computer networks to cause havoc and destruction.**</span>

  
They rely on being able to convince users like you to click a link or send them your passwords and will try all sorts of tricks to do it!

  
That’s why for the first step of your cybersecurity quest this October, we’re sharing an interactive training course all about spotting the red flags of social engineering.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to bking@ulusd.org.

  
**<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">Thanks, and look for more cybersecurity content all this month!</span>**

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<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 14, 2025)

[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 082403.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/BR4h6mNv5VlwzaLa-screenshot-2025-10-06-082403.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-this-school-year%27s-f"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">Passwords? That's so last year. No, let's try a passphrase.</span>

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0-only-the-most-expe"><div class="relative block-wrapper"><div class="relative block-box group svelte-1yxjc2k px-5"><div class="relative w-full rounded block-content svelte-1yxjc2k"><div>  
</div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:49.881%;"></col><col style="width:50.119%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>A strong password doesn’t have to be hard to remember — it just needs to be long and unique. Combine a few random words to create something easy to recall but nearly impossible to guess, like:

  
*--&gt; cactus-rainbow-ocean*

*--&gt; library-taco-galaxy*

Avoid personal info, and don’t reuse passwords across accounts.

***Tip: The longer the phrase, the stronger the protection.***

Check out [Google's Password Tips](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32040?hl=en)

</td><td>[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/05XusfyvPT6YI42T-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/05XusfyvPT6YI42T-image.png)

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</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">#### **END OF THE PASSWORD**

**<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">A <span style="text-decoration:underline;">passkey</span> is a secure, passwordless way to sign in to Google.</span>**

  
Instead of typing a password, you use something you **already have** — like your phone, fingerprint, or device PIN — to prove it’s really you.

  
Passkeys protect against phishing and make sign-ins faster.  
You can set one up in your Google Account settings:

<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">***[Create a Passkey for Google](https://myaccount.google.com/security/passkeys)***</span>

[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/zAdCksIwoQUSpy1A-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/zAdCksIwoQUSpy1A-image.png)

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</div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-1%29%C2%A0logging-in-using-"><table id="bkmrk-blaze-king-director-" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:31.1191%;"></col><col style="width:68.9762%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>[![thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)</td><td>### Blaze King

<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 21, 2025)

[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 082403.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/BR4h6mNv5VlwzaLa-screenshot-2025-10-06-082403.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

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</div></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### *<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">AI Can Fake It. You Don’t Have To Fall For It!</span>*

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**--&gt;** AI tools can now create deepfakes. These are fake videos, images, and audio that look and sound real.

  
**--&gt;** Fakes are being used in scams and misinformation, from fake “CEO voice” calls to forged news clips. They’re convincing, fast to make, and can be used to manipulate trust.

  
**--&gt;** If something feels off - a strange tone, mismatched lighting, or odd lip-sync - pause before reacting or sharing.

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</td><td>[![Deepfakes-Poster_en-US.jpg](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/da9r8rnvJOAkCxD8-deepfakes-poster-en-us.jpg)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/da9r8rnvJOAkCxD8-deepfakes-poster-en-us.jpg)

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</div></div></div></div>### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">**Meet Dr. Deepfake — Master of Digital Deception**</span>

From the dark corners of the internet comes **Dr. Deepfake**, a cyber trickster who uses artificial intelligence to create *fake videos, photos, and voices* that look and sound real. Her tools can imitate anyone! Teachers, principals, celebrities, CEOs... no one is safe! She tricks people into believing what isn’t true.

Dr. Deepfake’s goal? To steal trust. She can make a video of someone saying things they never said or create a fake voicemail asking you to send money, reset a password, or share confidential information.

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</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">**How to Outsmart Dr. Deepfake** </span>

- 👀 <span style="text-decoration:underline;">**Look closely**</span> — watch for unnatural blinking, lip-sync errors, or lighting that doesn’t match.
- 🎧 <span style="text-decoration:underline;">**Listen carefully**</span> — AI-generated voices can sound flat, robotic, or “off” in emotion.
- ⚠️ <span style="text-decoration:underline;">**Pause before you believe**</span> — if a video or message feels strange, confirm it through official channels before acting.
- 🧠 <span style="text-decoration:underline;">**Trust your instincts**</span> — if it seems too shocking or urgent, it’s worth double-checking.

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<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (October 28, 2025)

[![Screenshot 2025-10-06 082403.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/BR4h6mNv5VlwzaLa-screenshot-2025-10-06-082403.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-07/kr5nIMCqrILvoiD1-image.png)

### October is *National Cyber Security Awareness Month*

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</div></div></div></div></div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">***The Final Boss: Social Engineering***</span>

<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">***(The art of manipulating or deceiving you into taking an action or divulging sensitive information.)***</span>

## Watch out for these three types:

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</td><td>[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/scaled-1680-/HCzUcklqSUSZ89YR-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-10/HCzUcklqSUSZ89YR-image.png)

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</div></div></div></div>### **<span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">The Doppelgänger and the Art of Social Engineering</span>**

Meet The **Doppelgänger!** This is a cyber trickster who doesn’t hack computers. He hacks people. Through emails, texts, phone calls, or even face-to-face conversations, social engineers use trust, fear, and urgency to trick you into giving up passwords, clicking links, or letting them in the door.

They might impersonate a coworker, a vendor, or even IT support — anything to make you act fast and skip thinking.

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</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(132,63,161);border-width:5px;">#### <span style="color:rgb(132,63,161);">**How to Outsmart the Doppelgänger** </span>

- ##### 🛑 **Stop, Look, Think** before responding to any unexpected message or visitor.
- ##### 📞 **Verify requests** using a known contact method — don’t reply directly to suspicious emails.
- ##### 🔒 **Never share passwords or MFA codes.** IT will never ask for them.
- ##### 🚷 **Report anything suspicious** to IT or your site tech team immediately.

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</div><div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-1%29%C2%A0logging-in-using-"><table id="bkmrk-blaze-king-director-" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;border-width:1px;border-style:hidden;"><colgroup><col style="width:31.1191%;"></col><col style="width:68.9762%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td>[![thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/scaled-1680-/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2025-08/q3rlFiVF4CWy9Slj-thumb-a49d786c3702b02af052f7f4feecf8e2.png)</td><td>### Blaze King

<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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# Tech Tip Tuesday (March 3, 2026)

## **🛡️ Safety Beyond the Inbox! 🛡️**

<div class="b-c widget svelte-1b8zbxt" id="bkmrk-need-step-by-step-in"></div>#### <span style="color:rgb(35,111,161);">***Yes, we've had phishing. But what about second phishing?***</span>

##### <span style="color:rgb(35,111,161);">***While we’re all getting better at spotting "*<span style="text-decoration:underline;">*phishy*</span>*" emails, scammers have moved into the physical world. From QR codes to "lost" USB drives, they are finding new ways to bypass our digital filters.***</span>

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</div><div><table class="align-center" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;height:79.1667px;border:5px solid rgb(35,111,161);"><tbody><tr><td style="width:66.0714%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**<span>**<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Smishing</span>:**</span>**</span>

##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">That urgent text about a "missed delivery" or a "payroll issue" is often a scam designed to steal your passwords on your mobile device -- or your BANK ACCOUNT INFO!</span>

</td><td style="width:33.9286%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/5Oa8eCHylwDnTbEy-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/5Oa8eCHylwDnTbEy-image.png)

</td></tr><tr><td style="width:66.0714%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**<span>**<span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quishing (QR code Phishing)</span>:** </span>**</span>

##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">Scammers place fake QR code stickers over real ones on posters, parking meters, or even menus to lead you to fake login pages. </span>

##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">You wouldn't click on a phishing link in an email, right? So why "click" on one in real life?</span>

</td><td style="width:33.9286%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/b65i21DKzXe9lOgF-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/b65i21DKzXe9lOgF-image.png)

</td></tr><tr style="height:79.1667px;"><td style="height:79.1667px;width:66.0714%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">##### <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> **<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">The "Lost" USB</span>:</span>**<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);"> </span></span>

##### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">A "random" thumb drive left in the breakroom or parking lot isn't a lucky find—it’s a common way to sneak malware onto a school network.</span>

</td><td style="height:79.1667px;width:33.9286%;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">[![image.png](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/scaled-1680-/vI5tNM3oXAG6LBcq-image.png)](https://bookstack.ulusd.org/uploads/images/gallery/2026-03/vI5tNM3oXAG6LBcq-image.png)

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</div></div></div></div>### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**Resourceful Hacker -- Master of Physical Deception** 🎭</span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**The Resourceful Hacker** doesn't need to hack your firewall; they just need to hack your curiosity. By leaving a "lost" USB drive in the parking lot or a helpful-looking QR code sticker on a breakroom table, they wait for you to take the bait.</span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">They rely on the fact that teachers and staff are naturally helpful. Once you plug in that mystery drive to "find the owner" or scan that code to "see the staff discount," The Mimic bypasses district security and gains instant access to sensitive student or staff data.</span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**Their Goal:** To catch you off guard when you are away from your computer and feeling helpful, curious, or in a hurry.</span>

<div id="bkmrk--3"></div><div id="bkmrk--4"></div><div id="bkmrk-watch-out-for-the-cy"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;height:29.6px;border:5px solid rgb(35,111,161);"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"></col><col style="width:50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:29.6px;"><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">![quishing-QR-phishing-header-1536x990.webp](https://moonlock.com/2024/04/quishing-QR-phishing-header-1536x990.webp)</td><td style="height:29.6px;border-color:rgb(35,111,161);border-width:5px;">#### <span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**Context is Everything** </span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**Ask yourself:** Does it make sense for this to be a QR code? </span>

<span style="color:rgb(224,62,45);">**\* The Red Flag \*** </span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">A random flyer on a telephone pole or a "Free Gift Card" sticker on a breakroom table is almost certainly a trap.</span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">**The Rule:** </span>

<span style="color:rgb(52,73,94);">Only scan codes from trusted, official sources (like the back of your staff ID or a permanent school sign).</span>

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<div class="text-15"><div class="svelte-kqih7g rich" dir="ltr" style="text-align:left;">Director of Information Technology</div></div>**Email:** <bking@ulusd.org>  
**Website:** [ulusd.org](https://ulusd.org/)  
**Location:** [750 Old Lucerne Road, Upper Lake, CA, USA](https://maps.google.com/?q=675+Clover+Valley+Rd,+Upper+Lake,+CA+95485,+USA&ftid=0x8083dd2a6b9780af:0x8665fe0e7504e88b)  
**Phone:** [707-275-9139](tel:7072759139)

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