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9ine: Apr 24, 2020 4:10:20 PM
In the aftermath of the decision to cancel exams by the International Baccalaureate (IB), we have received a number of enquiries from IB World...
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9ine: Apr 3, 2020 5:08:15 PM
With the COVID-19 situation forcing global school closures, schools have hastily introduced new platforms to continue delivering lessons. When it...
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9ine: Mar 31, 2020 9:47:12 AM
When reporting COVID-19 confirmed cases, how can we ensure we meet the requirements of the GDPR? Can online school counselling sessions be recorded?...
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9ine: Mar 27, 2020 9:16:36 AM
With the rush to implement video platforms that profess to offer safe and secure remote learning, we have compiled a list of frequently asked...
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9ine: Mar 25, 2020 9:42:00 PM
In our previous blog, "Data Protection Guidelines for Remote Working and Data Sharing," we published some simple steps to help you identify the risks...
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Mark Orchison: Mar 20, 2020 9:50:05 AM
It has been reported that a suspicious email is currently being sent to an education sector association. An attacker is contacting individuals and...
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Mark Orchison: Mar 16, 2020 1:53:18 PM
School IT systems are like buildings. If you are constructing a building from the ground up you would develop plans, specifications, an operations...
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9ine: Mar 11, 2020 1:48:06 PM
In the current climate, it is important that schools do not use data protection regulations to discourage remote working or data sharing, but instead...
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9ine: Mar 9, 2020 3:48:28 PM
9ine are supporting schools around the world in the eventuality that they are required to provide school services remotely as a result of the...
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9ine: Feb 21, 2020 12:14:08 PM
Last week, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) published a bill that, if passed, would create a US federal data protection agency designed to...
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9ine: Feb 14, 2020 3:41:54 PM
A data breach is a very different type of crisis to others that you may encounter in your school and is likely to occur where a security incident...
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9ine: Jan 28, 2020 2:07:41 PM
Each month Heidi-Anne O'Neill, 9ine's in-house Data Protection Solicitor shares a frequently asked question to assist school leaders in solving...
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Mark Orchison: Jan 24, 2020 9:53:57 AM
Technology is transformative. In 2020 schools and universities worldwide are dependent on the IT infrastructure that supports them. As schools...
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9ine: Dec 17, 2019 1:40:24 PM
Providing staff with the privilege of access to data when working remotely is standard practice across schools. Staff will often access the school...
