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Cyber Security Best Practice Area

🛡️✅ Gone are the days when cyber security issues meant accidentally downloading a virus, it has grown to mean so much more, where data and identities are stolen, fraud is committed and businesses can be shut down from a cyber attack.  With that in mind we have created a cyber security best practice area to help guide and support your data protection compliance.

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Microsoft Copilot AI generated image of computers on a world with hackers by the side

How does the recent global IT outage affect me?

The recent news has been full of the global IT outage that affected many systems over the weekend, including airlines and patient access.  Although the incident was not caused by a cyber attack, it is important to note that it was a cyber incident which affects everyone.

A cyber incident is an event with threatens the confidentiality, integrity or availability of information systems, networks or the information they contain.

Review our previous article: What's a Cyber

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  1. Free short cyber training for staff
  2. The rise of cyber attacks in schools are causing pupils to miss classes
  3. ICO: Learning from the mistakes of others report
  4. Children's mental health data leaked after a cyber attack
  5. Cyber attack on a Trust; the aftermath
  6. Social Media Best Practice Area
  7. Lettings Best Practice Area
  8. MFA Bombing - What is it?
  9. Product Focus on Checklists : Initial Trust Plan
  10. Product Focus on Checklists : Information and Cyber Security
  11. Product Focus on Checklists : End of Term Checklist
  12. Product Focus on Checklists : Social Media
  13. Cyber Incident Review: The Benefits
  14. Product Focus on Checklists : Lettings
  15. Product Focus on Checklists : Record of Processing
  16. Why Data Should Stay Put: Benefits of Keeping Data in Its Original System
  17. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Retention and Destruction
  18. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Migration
  19. Product Focus on Checklists : Biometrics
  20. Product Focus on Checklists : Supplier Due Diligence
  21. Free Cyber help, advice and training with the Cyber Resilience Centres
  22. The Perils of Paper: The Printing Vulnerability
  23. Product Focus on Checklists : FOI
  24. Product Focus on Checklists : Governors and Data
  25. Product Focus on Checklists : DPIA
  26. Product Focus on Checklists : Site Moves
  27. Product Focus on Checklists : Data Breaches
  28. Product Focus on Checklists : Subject Access Requests
  29. Cyber attack on a University
  30. Product Focus on Checklists : Bring your own device
  31. Product Focus on Checklists : Working out of school/offsite
  32. Cyber Attack on a School
  33. Product Focus on Checklists : Redaction
  34. Product Focus on Checklists : CCTV
  35. Product Focus on Checklists : Clear desk
  36. Product Focus on Checklists : Commitment to compliance
  37. Product Focus on Checklists : Photos and video
  38. Product Focus on Checklists : Passwords
  39. Product Focus on Checklists : Information Classification
  40. Kent Councils Data Breach
  41. Free cyber training for staff
  42. DfE Digital Standards Update
  43. Where is your data stored?
  44. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  45. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  46. CISA and UK NCSC Announce Joint Guidelines for Secure AI System Development
  47. Trust Initial Plan Checklist Update
  48. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  49. Records Management Best Practice Update
  50. The Crime in a Cyber Attack and a Data Breach
  51. NCSC Annual Review is published for 2023
  52. Learning from Data Breaches
  53. Windows 11 security ineffective against attacks on old devices
  54. Trust Initial Plan for Data Protection Compliance (for Multi Academy Trusts)
  55. International Counter Ransomware Initiative 2023 Joint Statement
  56. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  57. Top Ten Cyber Security Misconfigurations
  58. ICO Reprimand: company suffered a ransomware attack
  59. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  60. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  61. Ransomware, extortion and the cyber crime ecosystem
  62. Cyber Resource: The Cyber Resilience Centre Group
  63. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  64. Help after a Cyber Attack/Incident
  65. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  66. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  67. Cyber Crime: AI Generated Phishing Attacks
  68. Cyber Attack: Exam Boards
  69. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  70. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  71. Where's Harry the Hacker?
  72. Be Cyber Aware: USB Sticks
  73. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  74. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDos Attack (Microsoft DDoS Attack in June)
  75. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  76. Be Cyber Aware: Firewalls
  77. Be Cyber Aware: Cyber attacks and transparency. A no blame culture
  78. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  79. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  80. Types of Cyber Attacks: Password Attacks
  81. Be Cyber Aware: Why regular software updates are important
  82. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  83. Keeping your IT systems safe and secure
  84. Why we recommend using PIN codes on printers
  85. Types of Cyber Attacks: DDoS Attacks
  86. Types of Cyber Attacks: Phishing
  87. Redaction Guidelines Updated
  88. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  89. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  90. Using WhatsApp in Schools
  91. Knowledge Bank Updates
  92. Types of malware and how they are linked to data protection
  93. Windows Server 2012 & 2012 R2 Retirement
  94. How to contact us for support, subject access requests, data breaches and FOI's
  95. How a school fought back after a cyberattack
  96. Types of Cyber Attacks - Credential Stuffing
  97. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  98. Assigning courses to staff using to-dos
  99. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  100. Cyber Attacks
  101. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  102. Compliance Manager released
  103. Emails – good practice and minimising the risk of a data breach

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