Tag: schools
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Lincoln College Shuts Permanently After Ransomware Attack
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
After 157 years in existence, Lincoln College in the US to close its doors permanently after failing to recover from devastating ransomware attack Read via Silicon.co.uk
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ICO to step in after schools use facial recognition to speed up lunch queue
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
Privacy campaigners raise concerns after nine schools in North Ayrshire scan faces of pupils to take payments The Information Commissioner’s Office is to intervene over concerns about the use of facial recognition technology on pupils queueing for lunch in school canteens in the UK. Nine schools in North Ayrshire began taking payments for school lunches […]
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Anglesey schools offline after cyber attack
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- General
Isle of Anglesey County Council is investigating a cyber attack that has forced it to shut down systems at all five secondary schools on the island Read via Computer Weekly.
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School cyber-attack affects 40,000 pupils’ email
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A ransomware attack on multiple schools has left 37,000 pupils unable to access their email. Read via BBC News.
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Ransomware gangs have found another set of new targets: Schools and universities
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
National Cyber Security Centre issues advice on how to protect networks from cyber criminals after a spike in ransomware attacks causing disruption across the education sector over the last month. Read via ZDNet.
Read MoreInvestigating #DataSecurity incidents in the #Education Sector
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
The data held on children in schools is of paramount importance and should be afforded appropriate level of security. Staff personal details need to be well protected too. You don’t know what you don’t know, so you need to be fully aware of all your information assets and their sensitivity. Only then can you […]
Read MoreGDPR for Schools – 9 steps to help you
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog