Cyber security

National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) resources

Toolkits for Boards

Cyber Security Toolkits for Boards are resources designed to help school board members govern cyber risk more effectively.

Passwords

Your laptops, computers, tablets and smartphones will contain a lot of your own education-critical data, the personal information of your students, and details of the online accounts that you access. It is essential that this data is available to you, but not available to unauthorised users.

Passwords, when implemented correctly, are a free, easy and effective way to prevent unauthorised users accessing your devices. This link  to "Using passwords to protect your data" outlines 5 things to keep in mind when using passwords.

See also this infographic from the NCSC about Using passwords to protect your devices and data.

Avoiding phishing attacks

Phishing is a type of cyber-attack designed to trick you into 'doing the wrong thing', such as disclosing sensitive information like your username and password or clicking on a link that may download malicious content to your computer.

Email is currently the most common delivery method for phishing attacks. Phishing emails are becoming more and more sophisticated and often look genuine at first glance, but some can still be identified by poor spelling and grammar.

Learn more about "Avoiding phishing attacks".

Staff training

The NCSC has produced free cyber security training to raise awareness and help school staff manage some of the key cyber threats facing schools.

Other resources

Sending and receiving secure emails

Norfolk County Council has produced some guidance on sending and receiving secure emails (PDF, 184 KB) between your school and the County Council.

Governor training

Click on the link to see more information about a Norfolk County Council Cyber Security for Governors course for governors.