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Information/Cyber Security

The UK Online Safety Bill became law on Thursday 26th October.  The UK Government says the Online Safety Act will protect people, particularly children, on the internet.  The Act should make social media companies keep the internet safe for children and give adults more choice over what they see online.  Ofcom will immediately begin work on tackling illegal content and protecting children's safety.

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Information/Cyber Security

We previously reported on some schools that had sufferred ransomware attacks, namely Thomas Hardye in Dorset.  It has since been discovered the attack was by the hacker group that goes by the name "Rhysida".  
The attack methodology used was by exploiting a known vulnerability in PaperCut.  Other schools have reportedly suffered the same attack from the group.

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Information/Cyber Security

We wanted to highlight an organisation called the National Cyber Resilience Centre Group which consists of nine regional centres in the UK that were set up to strenghten the reach of cyber resilience across the business community.

A coalitiion of police, government, large employers and organisations and academia are supporting the growth of the Cyber Resilience Centre Network.

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Information/Cyber Security

The ICO has recently published new guidance about bulk email communications following a number of data breaches caused by the incorrect usage of CC and BCC (carbon copy and blind carbon copy). 

Emails sent to the wrong person or emails copied rather than blind copied to customers/parents are the most common data breaches seen and are often because someone is rushing or under pressure.

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Information/Cyber Security

This article is one in a series of articles about raising cyber awareness in an organisation.  We visit a number of organisations through our data walks and often discuss the use of USB sticks with staff and are told that they are not allowed.  Yet we will see them in use during the walk.  A verbal/written policy is not the same as prevention and detection.  This article will discuss methods for detection and why.

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Information/Cyber Security

This article is about cyber insurance in the public sector, particularly in relation to schools.  Cyber insurance is a special type of insurance intended to protect businesses from internet-based risks, and more generally risks relating to information technology infrastructure and activities.  It is also known as cyber liability insurance or cyber risk insurance. 

  1. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  2. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  3. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  4. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  5. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  6. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  7. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  8. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  9. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  10. Why we recommend using PIN codes on printers
  11. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  12. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  13. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  14. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  15. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  16. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  17. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  18. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  19. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  20. Cyber Attacks
  21. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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