Breaches

Discover how you can build cyber response playbooks for team-wide readiness and resilience. As digital systems become more interconnected across a Trust, a cyber incident in one school can rapidly affect others, making a coordinated, MAT-wide...

Wrap up cyber safety before you wrap up for Christmas

The Christmas holidays are a time for joy and rest - but for cybercriminals, it’s business as usual. With schools closed and systems unattended, the festive season can be a prime opportunity for...

In a landmark decision, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined Capita plc and Capita Pension Solutions Limited (CPSL) a combined £14 million for serious data protection failures, a stark reminder that even the biggest players can fall...

On 20th June 2025 news broke that 16 billion user credentials had been newly breached. It was made to sound particularly horrifying because the breaches were right across critical (if personal) platforms, such as Apple, Google, Facebook and others.

Proper data retention and disposal are of paramount importance to safeguard sensitive information and ensure adherence to legal requirements. Schools are tasked with the comprehensive management of the data lifecycle, which encompasses the initial...

Under GDPR your suppliers (data processors or joint data controllers) are obliged to tell you "without undue delay" about a data breach they have suffered that has affected data that you are the controller for. For the avoidance of doubt, your...

In today's digital landscape, cybersecurity incidents and associated data breaches are no longer a matter of "if" but "when." A robust incident log is one of the most valuable tools in an organisation's security arsenal. Here's why:

We talk about it a lot - passwords are the weak backbone of current cyber security.

It is a common occurrence - a year goes by, and the IT team has been incredibly busy, but there is a lack of recollection regarding the incidents that occurred during that time. While people may remember the more severe issues, they tend to forget...

Preventing cyber-attacks requires a multi-layered approach that encompasses both technical and educational measures. It’s a constant battle so here’s our top five things your school can do to help prevent cyber-attacks: