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Celebrate International Women's Day

It's #InternationalWomensDay. Over the course of the day, we celebrated just a few of the female leaders that are part of our staff...

FCC Seeks Outreach Partners for Emergency Broadband Benefit

The Emergency Broadband Benefit is an FCC program to help households struggling to pay for Internet service during the pandemic. This new benefit...

Cybersecurity Challenge Finals

Eleven high school teams competed in the finals of the Missouri High School Cybersecurity Challenge on February 23 and 24. Teams were made...

Impact of 30 Years!

As part of our year-long celebration of our 30th anniversary, we are pleased to publish our 2021 Impact Report. This report is not...

Gotcha

Free isn't always free. Most of us have had this experience. There always seems to be a catch or an asterisk or "see limitations...

Thirty Years of Connecting Members

In 1991, Missouri’s four-year public colleges expressed the desire to become connected to the NSFnet, a precursor to today’s Internet. The result was...

When Apps Get Sold

What happens when an app or extension you are using gets sold to another party? Many times there is no way of knowing...

It Started with an Email...

BEC-Business Email Compromise. In other words, an email scam that specifically targets companies. The attacker may impersonate or compromise executive emails in an...

The History of the MOREnet Network

From 56 Kbps to 100 Gbps: What a Difference 30 Years Makes

MOREnet was one of the nation’s...

The Password Problem

We have been calling users the weakest link because they don't use strong passwords, click on stuff they shouldn't and give away too much sensitive...

Enabling Digital Equity and Inclusion

Digital literacy is an important skill to continue to develop in the world we live in today. With more Missourians connected than ever...

Employee Longevity = First Class Service

Some experts say that employee longevity can be an indicator that an organization is growing and staying relevant, as length of service allows...

Data Privacy Day - January 28

Data Privacy Day has its roots in the Council of Europe’s Jan. 28, 1981, passage of the Convention for the protection of individuals...

Be Smart About Your Smart Devices

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term first introduced to us in 1999 by Kevin Ashton during his time at Procter &...

Reflecting on 30 Years: The Evolution of www.more.net