How apprenticeships in cyber security (and the job market at large) could be improved.
You may or not have known this, but last week was National Apprenticeship Week 2023 so I am going to give you my views on the current state of apprenticeships in cyber security, as well as apprenticeships in general (and just so we are clear, these are my personal observations as I see them and […]
New Attack Trend: Account Takeovers via Phishing
So, we’ve been seeing a lot of activity this week, particularly within the education sector, in relation to account takeover …
Lockdown learning laptops not so ‘locked-down’ after all…!
Malware found on DfE supplied laptops appears designed to spread throughout School networks!
One of the world’s leading IT software providers, SolarWinds, discovered they’d fallen victim to a serious cyberattack…
The nature of the breach, and the fact SolarWinds tools are used by tens of thousands of organisations globally (either directly or through an IT partner) to manage their technology environments has provided the cyber threat actors (suspected, in this case, to be a Russian state-sponsored APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) group known as; ‘Cozy Bear’) with a level of access […]
What happened to the Arcadia Group?
So…Arcadia Group…That just happened! Now, whilst I’m undoubtedly a fan of The Kinks, anyone who’s met me knows I’m no ‘Dedicated Follower Of Fashion’. In light of which, I’ll endeavour to keep my comments, as ever, evidence-based. Whilst Arcadia’s management may be wondering; ‘Where Have All The Good Times Gone’, without trying to hold myself […]
Have the Red Devils pulled-off the (cyber) ‘save’ of the season…?
Have the Red Devils pulled-off the (cyber) ‘save’ of the season…? Whilst a small part of me (being a life-long ‘Gooner’) would certainly crack a smile if, part-way through a bitter, two-horse race for the Premiership, ‘the Reds’ were to suffer a cyber incident, dashing any hopes of securing a title-win, the responsible owner of […]
Our primary education leaders are facing challenges like never before…
Our primary education leaders are facing challenges like never before… Let’s face it; things are pretty rough for everyone right now but, I wanted to spare a few words for those, typically very genuine, caring people, who play such an important role in the early lives of those little ones we all hold most dear. […]
Mobile Security
The wider conversation around the lack of security we typically enjoy when our data is accessed from or stored on mobile devices. 1) They’re in our homes (frequently in the hands of one of our offspring, engrossed in attempts to evade detection as the ‘Imposter’ during a feverish game of ‘Among Us’)… 2) They’re in […]
Quick Tips For School Cyber Security
The sad truth though is; most will simply never have sufficient time to fully digest, let alone implement the more technical elements. So, if that’s you, the TLDR (Too Long… Didn’t Read) below contains our two ‘fave tips’ which, in most cases, you can implement, on you own, at little or no cost. 1) 2FA […]
Top 5 cyber security threats in schools
1) Ransomware – Schools are unprepared to defend these attacks and frequently rely solely on outmoded anti-virus and restoring from backup, after the worst has happened. 2) Phishing – Simply the delivery mechanism for the majority of threats, it’s therefore imperative security is enhanced at this layer. Schools however frequently operate without any security beyond […]