Education
Cyber Security & Digital Risk
Proactive digital resilience and specialist cyber audits to protect sensitive student data and ensure your educational mission remains secure in a digital world.
Protecting your educational mission in a digital world
Cyber-crime is one of the most significant non-financial risks facing the education sector today. Schools and MATs are primary targets for ransomware attacks due to the high volume of sensitive student data they hold and the critical nature of their daily operations. A breach is not just an IT failure; it is a reputational and financial crisis.
At Armstrong Watson, we help education leaders move from a reactive to a "resilient" posture. We provide specialist cyber security audits that focus on the specific vulnerabilities of the school environment, from remote learning portals to central payment systems.
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Contact the teamOur cyber defence framework for schools
We don't just provide software; we provide a strategy. Our services include:
Vulnerability Assessments
Identifying the "open doors" in your network, particularly in ageing legacy systems often found in older school buildings.
CEO fraud prevention
Training your central finance team to spot the sophisticated phishing and "social engineering" attacks that target school bank accounts.
Safeguarding data security
Ensuring that highly sensitive child protection records (e.g., CPOMS/MyConcern) are encrypted and access is strictly controlled according to GDPR standards.
Incident response and recovery
If the worst happens, the speed of your response dictates your recovery. We help you draft business continuity plans that allow your schools to remain open even if your servers are compromised. We also support boards with the legal and regulatory reporting requirements of a "serious incident" to the ESFA or the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
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