The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) outlines six lawful bases for processing personal data. In this blog, we look at one that’s causing a lot of problems for schools – processing that’s “necessary for the performance of a task carried out...

In this blog series, we outline which documents your school should have to support its GDPR compliance. In this blog, we outline the privacy notice....

Three easy ways schools can avoid the most common breaches reported by the education sector....

Why are schools being targeted by cyber criminals and what can you do to protect yourself?...

The education sector was responsible for 884 million leaked records across the globe in 2020, making it the third most affected by data breaches....

After years of negotiation, the UK finally left the EU on 1 January 2021, but many organisations are no closer to understanding the data protection ramifications of Brexit. Schools with close ties with the EU, may have to make major changes...

In this blog we outline when a DPIA is necessary for a school as well as the benefits of producing one...

Our GDPR Checklist for Schools helps you track your progress towards compliance. It addresses common cyber security concerns and includes vital steps that schools should take....

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...

In this blog, two cyber security experts share their tips on how they keep their children safe online...