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Best Practice Updates

The Vale Federation is made up of two special schools, Booker Park and Stocklake Park who have worked with Data Protection Education for a number of years on compliance and data protection. They are based in Aylesbury and are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

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Best Practice Updates

The DfE have recently published updates to their Data Protection toolkit.  Previously there had been very little guidance in the toolkit about how to respond to Subject Access Requests.  There is now a specific section on this and an extra update about responding to other data rights requests such as changing, deleting or restricting of personal information.

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Best Practice Updates

We have previously written about the Cyber Resilience Centres which are 9 regional centres in the UK which were part of a Home Office initiative to help strengthen the reach of cyber resilience across the community.
We recently met with Daniel Sykes, the Cyber Crime Protect and Prepare Office for the South East Cyber Resilience Centre, to ask
about how their services can help small businesses, schools and multi academy trusts.

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Best Practice Updates

While visiting organisations during our data walks we will have a conversation with you about how printers are used in your organisation, we will discuss access controls and have a look around the print area and any recycling facilities.  Printing can be expensive as the cost of paper and toner has risen, but it can also be costly to your cyber resilience and your data breach security.

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  2. Product Focus on Checklists : Site Moves
  3. Cyber attack on a University
  4. Product Focus on Checklists : Bring your own device
  5. Product Focus on Checklists : Working out of school/offsite
  6. Cyber Attack on a School
  7. Major cyber-criminal gang Lockbit brought down by UK Law Enforcement
  8. Product Focus on Checklists : Photos and video
  9. Safer Internet Day 2024
  10. Kent Councils Data Breach
  11. Free cyber training for staff
  12. DfE Digital Standards Update
  13. ClassCharts Possible Data Breach
  14. School Focus: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Brighton
  15. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  16. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  17. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  18. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  19. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  20. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  21. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  22. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  23. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  24. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  25. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  26. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  27. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  28. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  29. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  30. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  31. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  32. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  33. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  34. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  35. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  36. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  37. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  38. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  39. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  40. Public bodies and sensitive data
  41. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  42. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  43. Social Media Policy
  44. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  45. Changes to Microsoft Free Licensing for Schools
  46. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  47. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  48. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  49. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  50. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  51. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  52. The ICO Reprimands a school
  53. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  54. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  55. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  56. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  57. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  58. Striking Data Breach
  59. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  60. FOI: Vaccination Justifications
  61. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  62. Schools Blocked from Using Facial Recognition Systems
  63. The Children's Code
  64. Cyber Attacks
  65. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  66. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
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  68. Emergency contacts and consent
  69. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
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