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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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Cyber Security Best Practice Area

🛡️✅ Gone are the days when cyber security issues meant accidentally downloading a virus, it has grown to mean so much more, where data and identities are stolen, fraud is committed and businesses can be shut down from a cyber attack.  With that in mind we have created a cyber security best practice area to help guide and support your data protection compliance.

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DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges Tracker

The data protection officer is mentioned many times in the DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges as someone that should either be informed or consulted with.  As part of that consultation process, we would like to announce our new DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges Tracker.

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How does the recent global IT outage affect me?

The recent news has been full of the global IT outage that affected many systems over the weekend, including airlines and patient access.  Although the incident was not caused by a cyber attack, it is important to note that it was a cyber incident which affects everyone.

A cyber incident is an event with threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of information systems, networks or the information they contain.

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 Out of date technology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

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