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Mark Orchison: Jun 10, 2021 3:20:14 PM
The FBI has recently identified a primary malware that is designed to target schools. They have been tracking this since March 2020, and in March...
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Mark Orchison: Jun 1, 2021 3:50:05 PM
Cybersecurity can be daunting at the best of times, but it doesn’t have to be. When we speak of the term ‘cybersecurity’, we are actually speaking of...
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Mark Orchison: May 24, 2021 3:00:55 PM
Schools are increasingly gravitating towards automated biometric systems for the authentication and security of their students. These systems are...
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Mark Orchison: May 5, 2021 11:09:18 AM
A Data Protection Impact Assessment (“DPIA”) is a type of risk assessment in which an organisation identifies the data protection risks associated...
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Mark Orchison: Mar 31, 2021 10:17:19 AM
Everyone’s Invited has given voice to many victims of sexual violence, abuse and harassment in schools and universities across the UK and further...
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Mark Orchison: Mar 30, 2021 1:38:58 PM
The National Cyber Security Centre in the UK updated their guidance on the 23rd March 2021 regarding imminent cyber attacks on education...
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Mark Orchison: Feb 4, 2021 6:08:43 AM
Recent research from Microsoft suggests that education providers across the world are increasingly falling victim to malware encounters. In January...
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9ine: Jan 18, 2021 12:52:53 PM
The pandemic has forced teachers and other school staff to work from home and students to take online lessons. This has led to increase in the risk...
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9ine: Jan 7, 2021 3:00:00 AM
Cybercriminals have increasingly shifted their attention to the education sector. As per Microsoft's report of global cyber threat activity, the...
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9ine: Jan 5, 2021 11:42:50 AM
In 2019, 71% of organizations experienced Malware activity that spread from one employee to another. In 2020, that number fell to 60%, its lowest for...
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9ine: Dec 23, 2020 4:11:58 PM
The ongoing pandemic has forced schools to conduct classes from home which has led to an increasing number of threats and loopholes to exploit for...
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9ine: Dec 21, 2020 12:38:58 PM
9ine’s GRC App has been created with educational organisations at the heart of its design, providing your school with access to an affordable,...
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9ine: Dec 21, 2020 11:47:17 AM
2020 was a year of disruption and unprecedented challenges, we are proud that we could support so many schools as part of the 9ine family of clients....
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Mark Orchison: Nov 25, 2020 9:00:00 AM
A well-planned governance, risk and compliance (GRC) strategy comes with lots of benefits: improved decision-making, more optimal IT investments,...
