Every school wants good safety and security. Achieving this, however, requires an understanding of how these two areas, often looked at as one, are quite different.
10th October 2018
You have seen the high-profile cases in the media and you know the damage malware can do. You may have even been a victim yourself. You already take steps to secure your devices and network. But are you doing enough?
10th October 2018
At SWGfL, we’ve been working with Sophos since April 2011 to bring market-leading security products to schools at reduced prices.
10th October 2018
With the increasing role of data in our lives, it has become increasingly important to plan for the possibility that it all might go wrong one day. And if you think about it, it’s not only an event that might happen, it probably will.
10th October 2018
At SWGfL we’ve noticed that a number of schools have fallen victim to ransomware attacks. But what is ransomware and how can we prevent it causing havoc in schools?
8th October 2018
Ransomware is one of the most prevalent types of malware affecting organisations today. It encrypts your files and holds them hostage until the ransom is paid. Find out how you can fend off attacks with our new anti-ransomware solution and download the Ransomware White Paper…
1st October 2018
Coming off the back of one of the biggest data breaches in history, it seems not a month goes by without another report of some big hack . So what is a data breach? Who causes them and why? And what can we do to protect ourselves?
14th September 2017
As the summer holidays rapidly approach no doubt you will be looking forward to pimms parties and G&T's in the sun. But before you go, here's a handy summary of the hot topics we've been discussing over the past year....
11th July 2017
As the web integrates deeper into our lives, terms like security, privacy, encryption, SSL and HTTPS are being talked about more and more. But what is HTTPS and why do we need it?
14th June 2017
Advice from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline (POSH) to help professionals talk to young people about extremism online.
5th June 2017
At SWGfL, we have helped several schools recover after the impact of a Ransomware attack, by providing expert consultancy and support. Last year we highlighted the challenges posed by Ransomware attacks, and it continues to be a threat faced by many schools.
27th January 2017
2016 has been a whirlwind of headlines including data protection, appropriate filtering and monitoring, sexting, social media, ransomware and the computing curriculum. Read our 2016 roundup and discover all the great content you may have missed
7th December 2016
Continuing in our series of data security articles, this week the spotlight is on password security, follow these tips to protect yourself
14th July 2016
Last month we launched 360data, the Data Protection self review tool, based on the award winning 360safe software. So what do people think?
11th July 2016
Nearly 9 out of 10 large organisations surveyed now suffer some form of security breach, to help manage this issue, we have developed 360data, a self-review tool to help review your posture, policies and procedures around data protection and information security
17th June 2016
We’re aware that there has been a spate of phishing emails recently, so we’ve compiled this quick guide to help raise awareness of phishing
17th May 2016