Education Archive
Under the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), all personal data breaches must be recorded by the organisation and there should be a clear and defined process for doing so. Additionally, there are circumstances in which schools must report breaches to …
The coronavirus pandemic has arguably affected the education sector more than any other, with schools, colleges and universities around the globe having been forced to close their doors and deliver classes remotely. Most of the discussion surrounding this has focused …
Newcastle University is being held to ransom after its systems were infected with malware earlier this month. The DoppelPaymer ransomware gang breached the university’s systems on 4 September, and later that day stole backup files. The university has apologised for …
A survey has found that 54% of UK universities reported a data breach to the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office) in the past 12 months. Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, …
At this year’s ASCL (Association of School and College Leaders) conference, a guest said to us: “The GDPR? Wasn’t that last year?” Our heads fell into our hands. How was it possible for someone to be so misguided about such a …
Almost one year on from the introduction of new data protection laws, more than half of UK schools and colleges reveal they are not fully compliant. In a recent survey from edtech giant RM Learning and Trend Micro, 14% of …
More than 50 universities in the UK have had their lack of cyber defences exposed, with security testers breaching their systems in under two hours. The tests were conducted by Jisc, the agency that provides Internet services to the UK’s …
A recent freedom of information request by chartered accountants UHY Hacker Young reveals a worrying rise in reported data breaches across the UK education sector. The high-profile GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) mandates data breach reporting in many cases, and …
In our first #BreachReady blog for schools series, we asked you to consider the types of breaches your school has experienced, what caused them, and steps your school can take to prevent them from happening again. In this blog, we’ll …
Welcome to the new education sector blog series In our first blog (sign up to the series here), we explore data breaches. We will consider why they happen, what you can do to reduce their likelihood and impact as well …
