Posted on 28th June 2017
Introducing Schools Broadband
We are proud to announce our partnership with Schools Broadband to provide a comprehensive internet service for schools. The solution could not only provide significant savings, but includes key we...
Posted on 15th May 2017
Advice for schools on the Ransomware crisis
Following the recent NHS Ransomware crisis, as well as many other organisations being impacted, we feel it is important to send out an update on this subject. As covered in our previous blogs, ther...
Posted on 20th February 2017
Update - Schools receive phishing emails posing as headteachers
Following on from our blog last month about schools receiving Vishing (‘Voice phishing’) phone calls from fraudsters posing as ‘Department of Education’ officials, please be aware that schoo...
Posted on 13th February 2017
The importance of school server room maintenance
Server rooms are important areas of schools that require regular maintenance. School server room maintenance helps to retain ICT performance, conserve the condition of your equipment and minimise th...
Posted on 3rd February 2017
Top tips to keep children safe online
To keep children safe online, it is important that schools acknowledge the key areas of action, promote engagement and awareness and involve the different responsible parties: eSafety learning - As...
Posted on 10th January 2017
Ransomware latest - Schools targetted by fraudulent calls
According to the police, "fraudsters are posing as government officials in order to trick people into installing ransomware which encrypts files on victims’ computers." Further to our previous adv...
Posted on 19th December 2016
Latest advice for schools on ransomware
Ransomware is an aggressive form of computer virus that targets your server, encrypts files and then demands a ransom for their release. The technology driving ransomware - such as the CryptoLocker ...
Posted on 5th December 2016
School servers targeted by hackers
It has been brought to our attention that hackers are targeting school servers What has been happening? The following unusual activity has been reported at a number of schools: Server drive permiss...
Posted on 11th November 2016
Online Monitoring and Schools' Safeguarding Responsibility
As of the 5th September, solely using web filters to protect students from harmful content is no longer sufficient and schools are expected to be more proactive in monitoring online activity. An inc...
Posted on 8th November 2016
Important changes to Microsoft UK licensing
From 2017, Microsoft will increase the pricing of all UK licences Why the increase and how much is it? To keep their British pricing in line with European Union pricing, Microsoft has announced a ...
Posted on 21st October 2016
Stay alert for phishing email scams
At SBS we monitor cyber threats that could affect schools and provide information about how you can protect your ICT systems and data It has come to light that schools are being targeted with sophis...
Posted on 24th August 2016
Top 10 tips to protect your school from computer viruses
Virus detection & prevention can be difficult to manage for busy schools with multiple users across site. We've provided some top tips to help you to combat the increasing number of virtual threa...