To comply with section 6.9 - 6.12 of the Academies Financial Handbook, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs) must be aware of the risk of fraud, theft and irregularity. Cyber security is specifically referenced by the Education & Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) ...
Cyber Security Guidance from the Charity Commission
In this fifth blog in the series, we look at Incident management, following the guidance from the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). We explore how schools can ensure that with well structured, clearly written incident plans and procedures, ...
Have you ever been asked, "how secure is our cloud platform?" or, "how can we minimise the risk of a data breach in our cloud apps?”
In this fourth blog in the series, we look at malware prevention, following the guidance from the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). We explore how schools can ensure that the appropriate technical and organisational measures are in place ...
In this blog, the third in the series, we explore how schools can implement technical and organisational measures in order to further protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of your information and information systems. With each ...
Due to the success of 9ine’s data protection research at the start of the year and the cyber findings uncovered during the analysis, we are currently conducting further global research specifically into the state of cyber security within schools. ...
A former IT Manager at a school in Surrey has been found guilty of seven offences including fraud, cyber-crime and burglary following discoveries made by 9ine Consulting in an IT audit and assurance review. 9ine were commissioned in January of 2016 ...
The recent global cyber attack affected hundreds of thousands of computers and caused widespread confusion and concern. As we reported recently, we’ve helped schools who have been hit by similar ransomware.
