The objective of the video is so that governors can:
- Recognise the foundation that a cyber security strategy provides to how an organisation responds to a cyber security incident
- Recognise the critical role that social engineering plays in cybercrime
- Minimise your digital footprint
- Create and manage strong, unique passwords
- Recognise the importance of changing a default password
- Apply two-step/multi-step verification to your accounts where available
- Take measures to defend yourself against common cyber threats
It goes on to explain what a cyber security strategy is and how to develop one for your organisation.
To view this and more guidance and support for governors, visit our Governance and Data Best Practice Area.
What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
Tell someone! Report to IT. Report to SLT.Unplug the computer from the internet by removing the ethernet cable or turning the Wi-Fi off. Isolate the infected device and pass to IT
If you are a victim of a ransomware attack we would recommend reporting this to:
Action Fraud: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ as well as your data protection officer so they can advise about the data loss or your local police and ask for the cyber crime team or phone 101 and ask for the cyber crime team.
Most cyber crimes like these will also need to be reported to the ICO by your data protection officer. Our customers should email
These incidents should also be reported to the DfE sector cyber team at
Academy trusts have to report these attacks to ESFA.
Where the incident causes long term school closure, the closure of more than 1 school or serious financial damage, you should also inform the National Cyber Security Centre.
Always ensure there are backups you can restore from. Preserving evidence is as important as recovering from the crime.
Forward suspicious emails to