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- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
Product Focus on Checklists : Passwords
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.
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.
- Tammy Buchanan
- Information/Cyber Security
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.
- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
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?
- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
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
Digital Accessibility Standards
Digital Leadership and Governance Standards
Laptop, desktop and tablet standards
- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
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.
- Tammy Buchanan
- Information/Cyber Security
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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- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
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.
- Tammy Buchanan
- General news
CISA and UK NCSC Announce Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) have announced the release of the Guidelines for Secure AI System Development.
- Tammy Buchanan
- Best Practice Updates
Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
The Trust Initial Plan Checklist has been updated to include a notes area for each section. This will allow you to record any ongoing tasks or actions for each section.
We have previously reported how the Rhysida Ransomware has focused on attacking the education sector. Recently the CISA, FBI and MS-ISAC have released a new joint Cyber Security Advisory to disseminate known Rhysida ransomware indicators of compromise, detection methods, tactics, techniques and procedures identified through recent investigations.
- Records Management Best Practice Update
- The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
- NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
- Learning from Data Breaches
- Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
- Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
- International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
- Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
- Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
- ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
- The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
- The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
- Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
- Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
- Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
- Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
- What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
- How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
- Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
- Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
- VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
- Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
- Where's Harry the Hacker?
- Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
- Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
- Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
- Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
- Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
- Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
- Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
- Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
- Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
- Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
- Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
- Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
- Why we recommend using PIN codes on printers
- Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
- Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
- Redaction Guidelines Updated
- Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
- Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
- Using WhatsApp in Schools
- Knowledge Bank Updates
- Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
- Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Retirement
- How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
- How a school fought back after a cyberattack
- Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
- January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
- Assigning courses to staff using to-dos
- The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
- Cyber Attacks
- Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
- Compliance Manager released
- Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach
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