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...
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...
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...
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...
