{"id":4472,"date":"2018-01-09T11:27:19","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cybersmart.co.uk\/?p=4472"},"modified":"2018-01-09T11:27:19","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T11:27:19","slug":"time-uk-education-sector-prioritise-cybersecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/2018\/01\/time-uk-education-sector-prioritise-cybersecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Time for the UK education sector to prioritise cybersecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog b-hero-blog has-color-night-100-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section-spacing);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section-spacing)\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog-text b-hero-blog-text\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog-text__inner\"><h1 style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-20);\" class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-100-color wp-block-post-title\">Time for the UK education sector to prioritise cybersecurity<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16);\" class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-100-color wp-block-post-date has-20-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2018-01-09T11:27:19+00:00\">January 9, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"has-text-color has-color-porcelain-80-color wp-block-post-author-name\">frankie_cs<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-hero-blog-media b-hero-blog-media\"><div class=\"b-hero-blog-media__inner\"><figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cyber Security Education\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1.png 1200w, https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1-200x105.png 200w, https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/17-1-578x302.png 578w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-content-container b-blog-post-content-container\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--section-spacing)\"><div class=\"b-blog-post-content-container__inner l-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-sidebar b-blog-post-content-container__sidebar sidebar\"><div class=\"sidebar__inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-sidebar-col-1 sidebar__col-1\"><div class=\"sidebar__col-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\/\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\">Back to blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-20-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\"><strong>Table of contents<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-toc b-toc b-toc--1\" data-nest=\"1\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-sidebar-col-1 sidebar__col-1\"><div class=\"sidebar__col-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-resource-box-container-box b-resource-box-container-box swiper-slide has-color-night-100-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"b-resource-box-container-box__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-3 has-color-porcelain-100-color has-text-color\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--size-16)\">Want to speak with sales?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-text-blue-2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/sales_cs\/book-a-discovery-call-v2?utm_source=blogglobal\">Book a call<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" class=\"wp-image-769\" style=\"width: 24px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cybersmart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/arrow-right.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-wombat-blog-post-content b-blog-post-content-container__content content\"><div class=\"content__inner\">\n<p><span class=\"s1\">As you probably know already, schools and universities are not immune to attacks from disgruntled employees or other insiders. However, there is another key issue for school leadership teams that is unique to the education sector: students!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Students are often more digitally aware than most teachers and other school employees. This can lead to new digital platforms being introduced into the school environment without staff being made aware.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>This insider threat to schools from students is not malicious; instead, it\u2019s an issue of negligence in some cases or lack of awareness in other.<\/span><wp-block data-block=\"core\/more\"><\/wp-block><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">While students and teenagers may be tech savvy, they\u2019re not often very security conscious. The consequences of exposing the school network to a data breach or cyber attack is often not properly understood. They are also not legally culpable for any actions that might result in a breach, so there is less of an incentive to take responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Adults are also potential insider threats; a teacher may bring a corrupted USB stick into school with their learning resources, or school admin staff may open and respond to a phishing email without understanding what it is. This is why schools must keep on top of their security policies and enforce them across the whole school community.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Awareness Of The Threat Landscape<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">The general lack of awareness about the types of attack a school network may be subjected to, what they look like, and where they come from is a major problem for the school as a whole. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">All parties &#8211; IT departments, network managers, teachers, school employees and students &#8211; must be made aware of the threat landscape with relevance to their internet and network usage. Regular training should be part of the schools\u2019 IT policy, raising awareness of the consequences of cyber attack to the school and individuals personally \u2013 which could include disciplinary actions. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Network Protection<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">School networks need robust defences in place to protect from threats such as malware or DDoS attacks. Antivirus, web filtering, firewall, device encryption, mobile data management and penetration testing should all be updated regularly and reviewed to keep pace with new threats and technologies.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Managing User Privileges<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">An effective way of limiting the potential damage an insider threat poses is to rigorously manage who has access to the network, and what they can and can\u2019t do. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Both staff and students should only have limited access to the school\u2019s network based on their requirements, reducing the opportunity for malicious or accidental misuse of the network. Managing user accounts should also include regularly reviewing what access individuals require, blocking access to some systems if individuals no longer need them, and deleting users when they leave the school.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about Cyber Security in general or just want to have a chat, drop us a line at hello@cybersmart.co.uk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Protecting your data and organisation is hard work \u2014 let us help you make it easier.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/section>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,26],"tags":[33,21,22,56,114,115],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Time for the UK education sector to prioritise cybersecurity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Teachers, school employees and students - 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