by Mubina Asaria, Online Safeguarding Consultant, LGfL – The National Grid for Learning What do we expect a victim of exploitation to look like? Perhaps frightened, vulnerable, compliant and willing to accept help. But children experiencing child criminal exploitation (CCE) rarely fit this picture. In fact, some of the behaviours that should prompt our concern…
Cyber and Fraud Centre Scotland, alongside its strategic partners Royal Bank of Scotland and Fortinet, has announced the return of its See It Be It conference, taking place on 2 October 2026 at the Royal Bank of Scotland Edinburgh offices. The free event will bring together female high school pupils, university and college students,…
Co-op and The Hacking Games yesterday hosted the first Inspire Session at Co-op Academy Walkden in Salford, marking the first in a planned series of events under their partnership to help young people put their digital skills to constructive use and explore ethical career paths in cybersecurity. The event brought together 300 students aged 13–14 for…
This Autumn, suicide prevention charity, R;pple, reveals widespread concern among parents about the digital risks facing their children, and a growing concern that schools face a huge challenge trying to combat this. Whilst nearly all parents (90%) admit they don’t know what their children are searching for online, three quarters (74%) report that their children have had…
Schools are being warned to take precautions amid fears of a potential spike in crime over the summer holidays. As schools across the country close their doors for the summer holidays, specialist insurer Ecclesiastical warns schools could be an attractive target for criminals over the summer weeks. Ecclesiastical reports that in previous years…
As cyber threats continue to rank among the top risks for UK organisations, Firebrand Training today announces the expansion of its cybersecurity-focused training programmes. This strategic move addresses the critical need for robust cybersecurity defences in businesses grappling with an increasingly volatile digital threat landscape. It also reinforces Firebrands commitment to building high performing teams…
National Health Service, councils, and schools fall short on immutability, Zero Trust, and incident response Object First, the creator of Ootbi (Out-of-the-Box-Immutability), the ransomware-proof backup storage appliance purpose-built for Veeam®, has revealed through new Freedom of Information (FoI) data that less than half of UK public sector organisations back up critical systems daily….
Education is one of the most targeted industries for cybercrime globally. In fact, organisations face a staggering average of 3,086 attacks every week – more than any other sector. This crisis in digital safety will only grow unless cybersecurity is prioritised. Many schools operate on a patchwork of old and new technology, with legacy…
Security incidents in the education sector are on the rise but embedding good digital habits and awareness can reduce the risk. The Cybersecurity Breaches Survey 2025 – commissioned by the Home Office and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology – found that 91% of higher education establishments identified security breaches during the previous year, higher than…
Over the last year, cyber threat actors have been prolific, demonstrating their ability to launch a diverse and innovative range of attacks across multiple industries, including healthcare, technology, and most notably, education. The education sector has always been a key target for cybercriminals, but 2024 saw a staggering 37% rise in attacks compared to the previous…
Secure Schools has launched cyber score, a groundbreaking, free-to-use tool designed to help schools measure, benchmark, and improve their cybersecurity posture. Cyber score is designed to help schools benchmark, improve, and better protect against common cybersecurity threats by answering simple one-click statements to calculate their cyber score, built around leading cybersecurity standards. Cybersecurity challenges in education…
By Check Point Team 90% of children over 8 years old are already using Internet. Only 40% of parents are aware that their children have faced cyber threats. Education is the cornerstone of our culture, as it allows us to progress as a society and we can share with the new generations values and knowledge…
Curriculum developed by teachers for teachers to provide more than 9 million students across U.K. with fundamental cybersecurity skills and Internet safety best practices John Maddison, CMO and EVP of Product Strategy at Fortinet “Fortinet is pleased to make its student curriculum available to more than 9 million students from primary and secondary…
A cyber security professional has warned schools to prepare to face more attempted cyber breaches in 2023 after a wave of cyber attacks saw sensitive documents such as children’s passports and staff contracts exposed to the dark web. Attackers infiltrated UK schools using techniques known as ransomware, a type of malware that gains access to…
Call comes after 14 schools hacked and confidential documents leaked Following cyber-attacks on 14 UK schools and colleges, cyber security and insurance provider Coalition is encouraging educational establishments to use a free online security scanning tool to check their internet security. The tool, called Coalition Control, scans all the parts of an…
LGfL’s Elevate Cybersecurity Toolkit for schools. Hacking, phishing, malicious software and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks are on the increase according to the National Crime Agency. With more and more schools falling victim to cybercrime and pressure mounting on governors and school leaders to implement appropriate controls, edtech charity LGfL-The National Grid for…
Hacking, phishing, malicious software and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks are on the increase according to the National Crime Agency. With more and more schools falling victim to cybercrime and pressure mounting on governors and school leaders to implement appropriate controls, edtech charity LGfL-The National Grid for Learning has launched a new, free resource…
London, 17th August – The Department for Education (DfE), the UK government department responsible for the English education sector, has provided nearly two million electronic devices to children and young people to support their education. The research, retrieved via the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and analysed by the Parliament Street think tank, observed the…
