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Research highlights cyber vulnerabilities in UK education

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More than half (51%) of UK IT decision-makers across education, healthcare, and government organisations received notification of an attack or vulnerability in their supply chain of software in the last…

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CYBERSECURITY MONTH: Safeguarding Staff and Pupil Data – Critical considerations for school IT Managers

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The protection of staff and pupil data is of paramount importance for IT managers in UK schools – and the responsibility is not just a technical challenge, but also a…

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CYBERSECURITY MONTH: Choosing partners and solutions for education

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In an era where educational institutions are increasingly reliant on digital technologies, the role of IT managers in the UK’s schools and universities in safeguarding their cyber infrastructure cannot be…

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CYBERSECURITY MONTH: How schools are combatting cyber threats

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Cybersecurity in UK schools is now an area of critical importance. With the increasing integration of technology in educational environments, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been more…

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Academic institutions on alert: A guide on keeping classrooms risk-free

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By Majid Mohammed, Channel Manager, WALLIX Hybrid working has led to an unprecedented wave of new changes across all industries. Now, people around the world want to feel empowered while working…

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Half of schools’ cyber security experts ‘receive little or no training annually’

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One-in-ten UK primary schools (11%) have taken no steps to minimise the impact of a cyber-attack, despite almost all (96%) understanding the risk they pose. Conversely, 89% of secondary schools…

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Ransomware attacks in education – how to prevent and deal with them

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‘Ransomware attacks within education are on the increase because cybersecurity criminals perceive schools to be an easy and potentially lucrative target,’ says Sophos in its latest report The State of…

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90% of UK cyberattacks on education ‘are avoidable’

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90 per cent of Director level respondents to a survey whose organisations across education, retail, the public sector, financial services and healthcare have experienced a cyber breach agreed most cyber attacks…

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DDoS becoming more complex, with schools at risk too

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Distributed Denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks decreased slightly in 2021 but are becoming larger and more complex in nature, new analysis from F5 has found. Data collected from F5 Silverline – a…

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Education and government sectors suffered most cyberattacks in 2021

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Due to lesser investment into cybersecurity, some industries are more vulnerable to cybercriminal attacks. According to the data presented by the Atlas VPN team, education and government organizations suffered most…

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