January 2023 Newsletter

Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority sent this bulletin at 01/10/2023 12:30 PM MST

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Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every New Year find you a better person. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Join us for #WebinarWednesday in January as our Customer Success Director, Duane Tucker, and Contract Manager/Legislative Liaison, Kara Finch, lead you through a quick introduction to SIPA, then provide insight into SIPA's statute, contracting process, portfolio products and services, and the many benefits of working with SIPA. Register to join us Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 10:00am.

Cybersecurity Tip: QR CODES: A GROWING VULNERABILITY TO CYBERCRIMES
By Rick Crandall, National Cybersecurity Center, January 5, 2023

"The FBI has issued warnings about cybercriminals tampering with QR codes to steal users’ login and financial information. After scanning a QR code, victims can be directed to a website disguised as legitimate but that gathers identity information and inserts digital infections."

How People with Disabilities Use the Web
How do people who cannot move their arms use your website? What about people who cannot see well or at all? Or people who have difficulty hearing or understanding, or have other disabilities?

This resource introduces how people with disabilities, including people with age-related impairments, use the Web. It describes tools and approaches that people with different kinds of disabilities use to browse the Web and the barriers they encounter due to poor design. It helps developers, designers, and others to understand the principles for creating accessible websites, web applications, browsers, and other web tools.