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Kent Councils Data Breach

The ICO has confirmed a data breach from Kent councils.  The breach was reported by three Kent councils who share the same IT support provider.  Canterbury, Dover and Thanet councils continue to be hampered by the disruptions of onlines services following a cyber incident.

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Free cyber training for staff

Did you know that annual cyber security training for school staff is a requirement in the DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges Cyber Security Standards Document?

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DfE Digital Standards Update

The DfE have recently published an update to their meeting digital and technology standards in schools and colleges, with three new sections:
Digital Accessibility Standards
Digital Leadership and Governance Standards
Laptop, desktop and tablet standards

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The Mother of all Breaches

Security researchers and computing blogs are reporting 'the mother of all breaches' in reference to a data breach where billions of records have been breached.  The dataset doesn't come from one single breach but a compilation of multiple data breaches.  

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ClassCharts Possible Data Breach

A number of schools have reported a data breach by ClassCharts this week.  ClassCharts is school management software that allows teachers to create a customisable classroom seating chart.  It can also be used to track student behaviour, reading levels and other student data.

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Where is your data stored?

Understanding where your data is stored is crucial for both records management (data retention) and retrieving personal data in cases of Subject Access Requests.  This article looks at where Microsoft 365 stores it's data.

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IAPP looks at AI privacy risks

This week the IAPP published a set of AI privacy risks in the wake of concerns over how AI should be regulated.  There are moves to regulate AI, such as the EU AI Act, however  because AI remains quite an unknown quantity, there is a lot of unease and uncertainty around it's use, ethics, privacy and intellectual property.

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Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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New Resources for Schools from the ICO

The ICO has recently published a new set of resources for schools.  They are for teachers to use when discussing privacy issues and the value of personal data.  The kit includes lesson plans which explain what counts as personal data and why it is valuable and how to keep it safe.  The resources are free to download and use.

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Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Guardians of Privacy: 1. Social media, privacy and children

This article is one of a series written by Data Protection Education in collaboration with Litus Digital, a social media management company.  The articles came about from questions asked by Data Protection Education's customers, our own experience of working in education,  as school governors, parents and data protection professionals.  The articles raise questions about how social media can be used as safely as possible in a school environment,  security consideratio

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Latest ICO Reprimand. Mr. S. Claus, Chief Executive Officer, North Pole Enterprises

Latest ICO Reprimand. Mr. S. Claus, Chief Executive Officer, North Pole Enterprises

REPRIMAND

To: Mr. S. Claus, Chief Executive Officer, North Pole Enterprises

Of: North Pole The Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) issues a reprimand to North Pole Enterprises (‘Santa Claus’) in accordance with Article 58(2)(b) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation in respect of certain alleged infringements of the UK GDPR. 
The reprimand
The Commissioner has decided to issue a reprimand to North Pole Enterprises i

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Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police

The City of London Police is warning schools across the UK to be vigilant against phishing attacks targeting school networks. Multiple schools have reported receiving suspicious emails containing malicious attachments that have infected their networks with malware.

Once infected, the school's email systems are used to send malicious attachments to other schools.

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The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust

The ICO has recently published a reprimand for a multi academy trust.  The reprimand was issued in respect of Articles 5 (1) (f) and 32 (1) (b).  An unauthorised third party utilised compromised credentials to access and encrypt their systems.

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  1. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  2. Children's Privacy around the world is a puzzle
  3. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  4. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  5. Records Management Best Practice Update
  6. The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
  7. What do I need to redact?
  8. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  9. Learning from Data Breaches
  10. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  11. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  12. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  13. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  14. Resistant Cloud Backups
  15. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  16. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  17. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  18. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  19. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  20. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  21. Public bodies and sensitive data
  22. Adding offline bulk training using the Certificates function
  23. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  24. Get a DPE Badge for your website!
  25. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  26. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  27. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  28. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  29. Social Media Policy
  30. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  31. Changes to Microsoft Free Licensing for Schools
  32. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  33. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  34. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  35. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  36. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  37. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  38. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  39. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  40. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  41. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  42. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  43. The ICO Reprimands a school
  44. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  45. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  46. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  47. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  48. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  49. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  50. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  51. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  52. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  53. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  54. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  55. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  56. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  57. The Changes to Data Protection in the UK
  58. Knowledge Bank Updates
  59. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  60. Striking Data Breach
  61. IPR Protection Email Scam
  62. Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Retirement
  63. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  64. YouTube breached child protection laws
  65. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  66. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  67. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  68. Assigning courses to staff using to-dos
  69. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  70. Information Security Basics: What are VPN's?
  71. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  72. Are you ready for a Data Breach?
  73. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  74. How Long Should You Keep Personal Data For?
  75. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  76. How to Assess your Data Security
  77. Schools Blocked from Using Facial Recognition Systems
  78. The Children's Code
  79. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  80. Cyber Attacks
  81. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  82. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  83. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  84. Child friendly privacy notices
  85. Transparency
  86. SAR? ER? FOI?
  87. Secure file transfer of files using Royal Mail
  88. Emergency contacts and consent
  89. Key elements of a successful DPIA
  90. FOI Publication Schemes
  91. SHARE: Avoid disinformation online
  92. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  93. New Drip Feeds: Recognise and Respond to Subject Access Request
  94. When to contact the Data Protection Officer?
  95. National child measurement programme
  96. Compliance Manager released
  97. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation
  98. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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