Ofqual poll highlights value of cyber security training in schools

Ofqual is reminding schools and colleges of the importance of cyber security after a poll highlighted the risks associated with poor cyber hygiene.

Findings include:

34% of schools and colleges in England experienced a cyber incident during the last academic year;
the north-west was hit hardest, with 40% of schools which responded having had a cyber incident, compared with 28% in the east of England;
9% of headteachers said the attack was critically damaging;
1 in 3 teachers have not had cyber security training this year — of the two-thirds who have had training, 66% said it was useful.