Tips against hacking
Being safe starts with not thinking you are safe. Not even as a primary school. Hackers are getting younger, or sometimes teens want to trick their old school. How do you secure your school as well as possible?
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Where is what?
Make an inventory of the vulnerable information and systems. And take security measures.
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Do a hack yourself
Have a penetration test carried out regularly by a specialized company or by a bunch of smart students.
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Identify intruders
Make sure your system can record who intrudes (that's called: forsensic readiness)
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Updates: do it!
Run security updates at a fixed time every week.
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Change Password
Have all your employees change their password once in a while.
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Declaration
Report any data breach to the Dutch Data Protection Authority, which is mandatory and report it to the police.
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Segregate traffic
Ensure that the data traffic of teachers and students is separated. So use a different network for digital learning resources than for your grade administration.
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The young brother
Do not think that you are safe as a primary school. A hacker might have a younger sister or brother, or maybe he wants to trick his old primary school. Hackers are also getting younger.
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Stay sharp
Always be on the lookout for potential hacks. Some go on for months before they are discovered.