Safeguarding

Education Cyber Attacks: The Best Way Schools Can React to a Cyber Attack

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Schools’ data have been hit harder than in previous years with cyberattacks and sophisticated ransomware. U.S. schools and colleges have faced at least 27 confirmed data breaches this year; in January alone, 14 schools in the U.K. had document leaks. This followed an attack last year by the ransomware cybercriminal gang Vice Society which is …

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Stressed Students: Educators Struggle to Support Learners Amid Mental Health Crisis

Stressed Students: Educators Struggle to Support Its Learners Amid Mental Health Crisis

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The problem is clear – students are stressed and suffering from poor mental health, and the statistics are worsening. Teachers and counselors are overwhelmed with student behavioral and emotional problems. Because of this, educators often find themselves reacting to student mental health crises instead of being proactive.   While we know the pandemic did not …

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K-12 Ransomware Attacks: 3 Ways You Can Prevent Costly Attacks on Schools

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The number of ransomware attacks against K-12 networks continues to rise, and even more worrying is the fact that schools are paying the ransom. Ransomware attacks involve malware that encrypts important files on a victim’s computer or network that will not be released until schools pay. Unfortunately, criminals have learned that districts will pay, so …

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Protecting students online: creating an effective relationship between IT and Safeguarding

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Impero has been creating software for over 20 years that can help individuals stay safe and productive online. Impero Wellbeing is our cloud online safety solution with a keyword library index that contains tens of thousands of keywords which are updated frequently. Wellbeing is able to identify students accessing harmful online content by sending captures …

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Identifying, managing, and preventing incidents of peer-on-peer abuse: A video guide recap

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For over 20 years Impero has worked closely with schools, organisations, and global child online safety charities to better understand the needs and requirements of educators so we can create solutions that keep children safe from harm. We know how difficult it is to identify, manage and prevent incidents of peer-on-peer abuse. This is why …

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Understanding KCSiE Safeguarding Updates 2021: A Recap

Understanding KCSiE Safeguarding Updates 2021: A Recap

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The Department for Education (DfE) recently released new updates for its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidelines, which regulate safeguarding and child protection to promote the welfare of children and young people for schools and colleges in England. Last month, we hosted a series of events with Services for Schools (S4S) that outlined the latest changes to the guidance, which came into effect …

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