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The special services monitor the safety of the younger generation.
In the UK, a large-scale campaign has been launched to protect educational institutions from cyberattacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ's intelligence agency, has offered free protection against malware and network threats to schools.
The PDNS (Protective Domain Name System) for Schools, developed by NCSC in collaboration with Cloudflare and Accenture, has already been successfully used by central authorities, first responders and the UK Ministry of Defence.
The principle of operation of the system is based on blocking connections to known malicious domains. The database of dangerous resources is formed from various sources, including classified intelligence. The system is able to block access to a malicious domain within 30 minutes after it is detected.
The need to implement such protection is due to the record increase in cyberattacks on educational institutions. According to the regulator, 131 ransomware incidents were recorded in the education and childcare sector last year.
Preliminary statistics for the first half of this year show that at least 47 schools were subjected to ransomware attacks, as a result of which personal data was leaked. Among the affected institutions are schools in London, West Sussex, as well as a special school for children with special educational needs in Leeds.
Of particular concern is the fact that attackers not only disrupt the work of educational institutions, but also publish confidential documents about students at risk during extortion attempts.
According to the British regulator, more than a third of schools faced cyberattacks during the last school year. In some cases, it took several weeks to restore normal operation.
All educational organizations in the UK can connect to the protection system. To do this, just contact your DNS provider with a request for registration through the MyNCSC platform.
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In the UK, a large-scale campaign has been launched to protect educational institutions from cyberattacks. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), part of GCHQ's intelligence agency, has offered free protection against malware and network threats to schools.
The PDNS (Protective Domain Name System) for Schools, developed by NCSC in collaboration with Cloudflare and Accenture, has already been successfully used by central authorities, first responders and the UK Ministry of Defence.
The principle of operation of the system is based on blocking connections to known malicious domains. The database of dangerous resources is formed from various sources, including classified intelligence. The system is able to block access to a malicious domain within 30 minutes after it is detected.
The need to implement such protection is due to the record increase in cyberattacks on educational institutions. According to the regulator, 131 ransomware incidents were recorded in the education and childcare sector last year.
Preliminary statistics for the first half of this year show that at least 47 schools were subjected to ransomware attacks, as a result of which personal data was leaked. Among the affected institutions are schools in London, West Sussex, as well as a special school for children with special educational needs in Leeds.
Of particular concern is the fact that attackers not only disrupt the work of educational institutions, but also publish confidential documents about students at risk during extortion attempts.
According to the British regulator, more than a third of schools faced cyberattacks during the last school year. In some cases, it took several weeks to restore normal operation.
All educational organizations in the UK can connect to the protection system. To do this, just contact your DNS provider with a request for registration through the MyNCSC platform.
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