We spoke on Cyber Security at the EduTECH Conference back in June 2018 on the topic of “Top 3 Cyber Security Network Defences”.
EduTECH is a leading conference on Education and Technology with 10,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers and 260+ speakers/sponsors.
We are fortunate in Australia to be leading in the use of technology for Education. This means we also need to manage the cyber risks of technology. Here are a couple of reasons why Cyber Risks and hence Cyber Security apply to Education:
- The Australian Privacy Act update (also referred to as Mandatory Breach Notification Law) requires cyber security for keeping people’s data private and protected otherwise fines may apply
- The EU GDPR applies to using Cyber Security in keeping EU citizens data private with fines up to the greater of €20 Million or 4% annual global turnover.
- As part of the “Duty of care” students need cyber security to be protected from the cyber risks through their use of the technology provided.
- Increase in use of technology for self harm, dangerous stunts, sexual images (with and without consent), cyber bulling, stalking etc..
- New students or employees may not choose to come to an institute that has previously breached private information due to lack of cyber security.
If you have any questions, contact us! Vertex are happy to help with all your cyber security needs.
