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📢📢📢 Did you know there is an increase in cyber attacks on a long weekend, half term and end of term.  This article gives some advice about what you need to have in place.

  1. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 2. Privacy Protection
  2. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 1. Why is cyber security important?
  3. Ofqual highlights the value of cyber security training in schools
  4. Searching for data when you receive a Subject Access Request
  5. Fylde Coast Academy Trust Cyber Attack This Week
  6. Calling all IT leads in schools and mult academy trusts!
  7. Ransomware cyber attack on a school in Bromley
  8. Join Our Social Media Family!
  9. School hit by Cyber Attack
  10. New Academic Year Kick-Off!
  11. New e-learning for 2024
  12. Cyber Security Best Practice Area
  13. DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges Tracker
  14. New Policies, Documents, Letters and Posters page
  15. Schools and Trusts Best Practice Area
  16. The DPE Retention Schedule
  17. Making the Rounds Update (now includes reporting)
  18. ESFA Cyber Essentials Requirement for Colleges from 2024/2025
  19. ICO Reprimands a School
  20. How does the recent global IT outage affect me?
  21. King's speech introduces new bills in relation to cyber security, smart data and digital information
  22. Navigating Privacy at the End of Term , Special Occasions and End of Year
  23. Out of date technology
  24. Data Retention and the Pupil File
  25. Have you assigned your SLT Digital Lead yet?
  26. What's a Cyber Incident and what should we do?
  27. Getting Started with AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  28. Cyber attack on a school during half term
  29. Free short cyber training for staff
  30. UPDATE: The Upcoming Election and The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
  31. Update to the DfE Digital Cyber Security Standards for Schools and Colleges (May 2024)
  32. The rise of cyber attacks in schools are causing pupils to miss classes
  33. ICO: Learning from the mistakes of others report
  34. Children's mental health data leaked after a cyber attack
  35. Cyber attack on a Trust; the aftermath
  36. School Focus: The Vale Federation | Aylesbury
  37. DfE Dealing with Subject Access Requests (SARs) Guidance
  38. Update to the Guidance on Information Sharing from the DfE
  39. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 (Education Institutions)
  40. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 (Businesses and Charities)
  41. FOI Requests generated by Artificial Intelligence
  42. Social Media Best Practice Area
  43. Lettings Best Practice Area
  44. Appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions
  45. MFA Bombing - What is it?
  46. Protecting your Social Media Accounts
  47. Why we recommend using checklists
  48. Product Focus on Checklists : Initial Trust Plan
  49. Product Focus on Checklists : End of Term Checklist
  50. Product Focus on Checklists : Information and Cyber Security
  51. Product Focus on Checklists : Social Media
  52. Cyber Incident Review: The Benefits
  53. Product Focus on Checklists : Lettings
  54. Product Focus on Checklists : Record of Processing
  55. Milk Island: The secret location that allows children to view restricted content on Google Maps
  56. Why Data Should Stay Put: Benefits of Keeping Data in Its Original System
  57. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Retention and Destruction
  58. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Migration
  59. Product Focus on Checklists : Biometrics
  60. Product Focus on Checklists : Supplier Due Diligence
  61. Free Cyber help, advice and training with the Cyber Resilience Centres
  62. The Perils of Paper: The Printing Vulnerability
  63. Product Focus on Checklists : FOI
  64. Product Focus on Checklists : Governors and Data
  65. Product Focus on Checklists : DPIA
  66. Product Focus on Checklists : Site Moves
  67. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Breaches
  68. Product Focus on Checklists : Subject Access Requests
  69. Cyber attack on a University
  70. Product Focus on Checklists : Bring your own device
  71. Product Focus on Checklists : Working out of school/offsite
  72. Cyber Attack on a School
  73. Product Focus on Checklists : Redaction
  74. Major cyber-criminal gang Lockbit brought down by UK Law Enforcement
  75. Why Due Diligence is Important: Fake apps
  76. Product Focus on Checklists : CCTV
  77. Product Focus on Checklists : Clear desk
  78. Product Focus on Checklists : Commitment to compliance
  79. Product Focus on Checklists : Photos and video
  80. Product Focus on Checklists : Passwords
  81. Product Focus on Checklists : Information Classification
  82. Safer Internet Day 2024
  83. Kent Councils Data Breach
  84. Free cyber training for staff
  85. DfE Digital Standards Update
  86. The Mother of all Breaches
  87. ClassCharts Possible Data Breach
  88. Where is your data stored?
  89. IAPP looks at AI privacy risks
  90. If you suspect a financial scam .....
  91. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  92. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  93. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  94. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  95. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  96. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  97. Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies
  98. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  99. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  100. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  101. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  102. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  103. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  104. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  105. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  106. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  107. Guardians of Privacy: 1. Social media, privacy and children
  108. Latest ICO Reprimand. Mr. S. Claus, Chief Executive Officer, North Pole Enterprises
  109. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  110. The Data Protection And Digital Information Bill (DPADI)
  111. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  112. KCSIE: Filtering, Monitoring and Privacy
  113. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  114. CISA and UK NCSC Announce Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
  115. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  116. Children's Privacy around the world is a puzzle
  117. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  118. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  119. Records Management Best Practice Update
  120. Governors and Data Best Practice Area Update
  121. The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
  122. What do I need to redact?
  123. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  124. Learning from Data Breaches
  125. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  126. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  127. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  128. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  129. Resistant Cloud Backups
  130. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  131. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  132. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  133. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  134. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  135. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  136. Public bodies and sensitive data
  137. Adding offline bulk training using the Certificates function
  138. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  139. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  140. Schools under Cyber Attack: September 2023
  141. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  142. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  143. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  144. Social Media Policy
  145. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  146. Changes to Microsoft Free Licensing for Schools
  147. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  148. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  149. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  150. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  151. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  152. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  153. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  154. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  155. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  156. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  157. Cyber Attack: Manchester University
  158. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  159. The ICO Reprimands a school
  160. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  161. Subject Access Requests (SARs)
  162. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  163. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  164. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  165. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  166. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  167. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023
  168. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  169. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  170. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  171. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  172. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  173. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  174. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  175. The Changes to Data Protection in the UK
  176. Knowledge Bank Updates
  177. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  178. Striking Data Breach
  179. Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Retirement
  180. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  181. YouTube breached child protection laws
  182. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  183. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  184. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  185. End of Windows 8.1 Support
  186. Assigning courses to staff using to-dos
  187. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  188. Information Security Basics: What are VPN's?
  189. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  190. Are you ready for a Data Breach?
  191. Blog: Best Practice on the Retention of Child Protection Information
  192. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  193. Email and retention periods
  194. How Long Should You Keep Personal Data For?
  195. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  196. How to Assess your Data Security
  197. Schools Blocked from Using Facial Recognition Systems
  198. Sharing this year’s Nativity play online
  199. A quick introduction to the Phishing Simulation tool
  200. The Children's Code
  201. Recording vaccination of staff
  202. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  203. Cyber Attacks
  204. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  205. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  206. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  207. Child friendly privacy notices
  208. Transparency
  209. Parents and students covertly recording conversations
  210. SAR? ER? FOI?
  211. Secure file transfer of files using Royal Mail
  212. Emergency contacts and consent
  213. Key elements of a successful DPIA
  214. FOI Publication Schemes
  215. SHARE: Avoid disinformation online
  216. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  217. New Drip Feeds: Recognise and Respond to Subject Access Request
  218. When to contact the Data Protection Officer?
  219. National child measurement programme
  220. Make sure DPE is your registered DPO with the ICO
  221. Compliance Manager released
  222. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation
  223. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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