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Short Guide to AI Video

🎥🤖  Some of the organisations we are talking to are a little confused about AI, whether they should use it and if their staff already are using it or not.  We've put together a short video explaining the different types of AI, the risks and how you should start documenting your use.

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Safer Internet Day, Cyber Security & Data Protection

🛡️🔒We couldn't get through today without mentioning it's Safer Internet Day today (11th February).  And while we don't need a special day to talk about being safe online, cyber security and data protection, we welcome any chance to highlight how important they all are.

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WhatsApp and FOI's: ICO Warnings

📲💬 We come across many organisations using WhatsApp as a communication tool with staff regularly and have previously highlighted some of the risks.  The ICO have recently published information about a case where WhatsApp messages had to be included in a Freedom of Information Request.

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The role of Passkeys in Cyber Resilience and Cyber Security

🗝️🛡️ In a world where cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, protecting sensitive information and user accounts has never been more critical. Traditional passwords are rapidly being replaced by a more advanced and secure solution: passkeys. This article explores the benefits of passkeys, their role in preventing cyber attacks, and what to do if a system does not yet support them.

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ICO report on AI tools in recruitment

🤖🤖 The ICO recently published an overview reports about the use of AI tools in recruitment processes.  While it was recognised that it can offer benefits to employers, it recognises their use can also lead to risks for people and their privacy and information rights.

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Early Years Settings and Cyber Security

🧸 🚼 As digital technology continues to increase in our educational settings, Early Years settings are increasingly integrating digital tools into their operations.  While this might enhance efficiency and communication, it also raises concerns and challenges about cyber security and data protection.

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SLT Digital Lead Profile

👩🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍💻 Since we have been talking to schools and multi academy trusts about the SLT digital lead, there have been a lot of questions about who that should be in the organisation. There’s often an assumption that it should automatically be the IT Manager, technician, or Data Protection Lead.  In this article, we explore the profile of an effective SLT Digital Lead and their critical role in shaping digital strategy, integrating technology into teaching and learning,

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Effectively communicating during a cyber incident

📢 It's important to be prepared for when a cyber incident happens to you.  Part of that preparation should include having a Cyber Incident Response Plan, and part of that plan should include how to communicate, who does the communication and what they should say.

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Contracts Register

📃 A digital technology contracts register is a lit of all the contracts in your organisation with external suppliers for the supply of digital technology products and services.

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DfE Digital Standards Autumn Update

🍂 The DfE have published several updates to the DfE Digital Standards, updating the Filtering and Monitoring Standards, the Digital Leadership & Governance Standards and the Broadband Internet Standards for Schools and Colleges. We give our view on what that means and more details about the updates.

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Stealing children's data

In a Malwarebytes blog, author Mark Beare explains how your child's data can be stolen, and even more so if you have given medical  or health data.

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

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