As recent attacks on schools and school districts in the US show, schools are not immune to cyber attacks and a successful attack can be disruptive and expensive to fix. It can also compromise access to confidential or sensitive information, and...
Phishing and many other cyber attacks exploit common weaknesses in organisations that do not require advanced cyber skills, and are free or low-cost to mitigate. Unfortunately, schools are particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks. Busy staff and often low technical understanding make...
An overview of the role of a school’s DPO If your school is a maintained school or academy, then it is classed as a public authority and, under the GDPR, must appoint a DPO. This person is responsible for monitoring the...
Download our free checklist to assess your school’s GDPR compliance Compliance with the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is only ever temporary, and should be viewed as an ongoing project. As school processes develop, new staff arrive and new systems are...
Moving beyond baseline compliance One year on from the introduction of the GDPR, Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham stated in a blog: The focus for the second year of the GDPR must be beyond baseline compliance – organisations need to shift their...
