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We have previously written about the Cyber Resilience Centres which are 9 regional centres in the UK which were part of a Home Office initiative to help strengthen the reach of cyber resilience across the community.
We recently met with Daniel Sykes, the Cyber Crime Protect and Prepare Office for the South East Cyber Resilience Centre, to ask
about how their services can help small businesses, schools and multi academy trusts.

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While visiting organisations during our data walks we will have a conversation with you about how printers are used in your organisation, we will discuss access controls and have a look around the print area and any recycling facilities.  Printing can be expensive as the cost of paper and toner has risen, but it can also be costly to your cyber resilience and your data breach security.

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All of our customers have access to the DPE Knowledge Bank which has a Best Practice Checklist area.  Each checklist is designed to help you walk through all aspects of data protection.

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During February there have been a number of attacks reported on Universities in the UK.  There were reports of hackers attacking the universities of Cambridge, Manchester and Wolverhampton.  Systems were affected at all sites.  The disruption is the latest reported attack by Anonymous Sudan.  It is thought the attacks are related to the UK's support of Israel in the Gaza conflict.

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The Misbourne School in Great Missenden had to partially shutdown in January due to a cyber attack.  The attack significantly affected its infrastructure and operations.

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The NCA (National Crime Agency) has infiltrated systems belonging to LockBit - the UK has led an operation to disrupt what is thought to be the world's largest criminal ransomware group.  For the last four years, the LockBit group has been hacking into thousands of businesses, schools and medical facilities around the world.

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We recommend completing due diligence on any third party suppliers that you share personal data with.  We recommend that you do this BEFORE purchasing, installing and using the product to share information.  Our Knowledge Bank platform has a Supplier Due Diligence Best Practice area to help with this and lists many suppliers that we have done some generic risk assessments on.  Ensuring due diligence is part of your procurement process for apps means that someone is less likely to

  1. Product Focus on Checklists : Passwords
  2. Product Focus on Checklists : Information Classification
  3. Safer Internet Day 2024
  4. Kent Councils Data Breach
  5. 2FA Authentication day/Happy National Change Your Password Day
  6. Free cyber training for staff
  7. DfE Digital Standards Update
  8. The Mother of all Breaches
  9. ClassCharts Possible Data Breach
  10. Where is your data stored?
  11. IAPP looks at AI privacy risks
  12. If you suspect a financial scam .....
  13. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  14. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  15. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  16. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  17. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  18. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  19. Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies
  20. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  21. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  22. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  23. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  24. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  25. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  26. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  27. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  28. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  29. Guardians of Privacy: 1. Social media, privacy and children
  30. Latest ICO Reprimand. Mr. S. Claus, Chief Executive Officer, North Pole Enterprises
  31. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  32. The Data Protection And Digital Information Bill (DPADI)
  33. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  34. KCSIE: Filtering, Monitoring and Privacy
  35. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  36. CISA and UK NCSC Announce Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
  37. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  38. Children's Privacy around the world is a puzzle
  39. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  40. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  41. Records Management Best Practice Update
  42. Governors and Data Best Practice Area Update
  43. The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
  44. What do I need to redact?
  45. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  46. Learning from Data Breaches
  47. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  48. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  49. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  50. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  51. Resistant Cloud Backups
  52. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  53. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  54. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  55. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 31. On the road to cyber essentials
  56. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  57. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 24. Backups
  58. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 27. Passwords
  59. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 30. Support
  60. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 29. Admin controls
  61. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 28. Phishing
  62. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 26. Physical Security
  63. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 25. Server Security
  64. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 23. Filtering and Monitoring
  65. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 22. Hardware: Printers
  66. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 21. Hardware: Asset Control
  67. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 20. Hardware: Safe disposal
  68. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 19. Anti-virus/anti-malware
  69. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 18. Regular Updates
  70. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 17. Access Control (Users)
  71. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 16. Access Control (Wi-Fi/Network access)
  72. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 15. Access Control (working from home/off site)
  73. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 14. Access Control (MFA)
  74. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 13. Awareness
  75. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 11. Policies and Procedures
  76. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 12. Training
  77. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 10. Assess where you are with cyber security
  78. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 9. A guide for education providers
  79. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 8. How can your school prevent Ransomware attacks?
  80. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 7. What does a Ransomware attack on a school look like?
  81. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  82. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 6. Cyber Action Plan
  83. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 5. Responsibilities
  84. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 4. What to do in a cyber attack
  85. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 3. Data Security
  86. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 2. Privacy Protection
  87. October is Cyber Security Awareness Month: 1. Why is cyber security important?
  88. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  89. Public bodies and sensitive data
  90. Adding offline bulk training using the Certificates function
  91. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  92. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  93. Schools under Cyber Attack: September 2023
  94. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  95. Schools and Trusts Best Practice Area
  96. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  97. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  98. Social Media Policy
  99. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  100. Changes to Microsoft Free Licensing for Schools
  101. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  102. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  103. Handling Freedom of Information Requests the right way
  104. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  105. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  106. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  107. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  108. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  109. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  110. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  111. Cyber Attack: Manchester University
  112. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  113. The ICO Reprimands a school
  114. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  115. Subject Access Requests (SARs)
  116. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  117. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  118. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  119. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  120. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  121. Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2023
  122. World Password Day - May 4th
  123. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  124. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  125. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  126. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  127. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  128. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  129. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  130. The Changes to Data Protection in the UK
  131. Knowledge Bank Updates
  132. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  133. Striking Data Breach
  134. Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Retirement
  135. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  136. YouTube breached child protection laws
  137. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  138. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  139. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  140. End of Windows 8.1 Support
  141. Assigning courses to staff using to-dos
  142. How the Record of Processing Can Help You
  143. Information Security Basics: What are VPN's?
  144. What does a Data Protection Officer Do?
  145. Are you ready for a Data Breach?
  146. Blog: Best Practice on the Retention of Child Protection Information
  147. Carrying out Supplier Due Diligence
  148. Email and retention periods
  149. How Long Should You Keep Personal Data For?
  150. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  151. How to Assess your Data Security
  152. Schools Blocked from Using Facial Recognition Systems
  153. Sharing this year’s Nativity play online
  154. A quick introduction to the Phishing Simulation tool
  155. The Children's Code
  156. Recording vaccination of staff
  157. B&H FoI: Racist/religious incidents/bullying
  158. Cyber Attacks
  159. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  160. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  161. Model Publication Scheme: Amendments, Improvements and Updates
  162. Child friendly privacy notices
  163. Transparency
  164. Parents and students covertly recording conversations
  165. SAR? ER? FOI?
  166. Secure file transfer of files using Royal Mail
  167. Emergency contacts and consent
  168. Key elements of a successful DPIA
  169. FOI Publication Schemes
  170. SHARE: Avoid disinformation online
  171. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  172. New Drip Feeds: Recognise and Respond to Subject Access Request
  173. When to contact the Data Protection Officer?
  174. National child measurement programme
  175. Make sure DPE is your registered DPO with the ICO
  176. Compliance Manager released
  177. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation
  178. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach
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