With vast swathes of data being sold on the dark web in recent weeks following high-profile breaches, many sites are encouraging users to change their passwords, even if they weren't directly affected.
Facebook and Netflix appear to be taking this a step further with reports a number of users are being forced to update their credentials.
This document, by the NEN, is intended for school senior leadership teams and provides an overview of what needs to be in place to keep school networks secure.
The 10 steps described here are adapted from the 2012 CESG document 10 Steps to Cyber Security. CESG is the information security arm of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ).
Make sure you understand where the responsibilities for maintaining all these systems and processes reside: some may be maintained in-house while others may be provided by your broadband supplier or another third party.
This is an advice and information document issued by the Department for Education. The advice is non-statutory, and has been produced to help recipients understand some of
the key principles and their obligations and duties in relation to the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA), particularly when considering moving some or all of their software services to internet-based "cloud" service provision.
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