A ransomware attack on a school usually runs in three stages. An attacker gets in quietly, moves through the network for several days, then encrypts servers and steals data before demanding payment. Dwell time is typically four to six days, which is long enough to find your backups and short [...]
Cyber Essentials certification is a UK government-backed scheme, run by IASME on behalf of the National Cyber Security Centre, that verifies your organisation has five basic technical controls in place: firewalls, secure configuration, user access control, malware protection and security update management. You get certified by completing an online question [...]
Yes, your school can test Vivi in live lessons before spending a penny. The Vivi pilot programme is a free, time-limited trial that puts wireless screen mirroring, digital signage, announcements and emergency alerts into your own classrooms, running alongside whatever you already use. DMS scopes the pilot, checks your network [...]
The 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule is the modern successor to the classic 3-2-1 strategy, and it means this: keep 3 copies of your data, on 2 different types of media, with 1 copy held offsite, 1 copy kept offline, air-gapped or immutable, and 0 errors after automated recovery verification. The two [...]
