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.
Schools & MATs
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.
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.
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.
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.
We couldn't let today go by without mentioning Safer Internet Day when so many of our customers are schools and trusts. Educators, social workers and other professionals working with children and young people play a key role in supporting children to learn about how to stay safe online.
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.
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?
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
Digital Accessibility Standards
Digital Leadership and Governance Standards
Laptop, desktop and tablet standards
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.
St Bernadette’s Catholic Primary School is set in beautiful grounds in Brighton. Their code of conduct is underpinned by the three words: READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE – this code of conduct is also reflected in their attitude to data protection.
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
- Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
- Guardians of Privacy: 10. Social Media and Cookies
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