Webinar recap: Enhancing School Security and Streamlining Access with Skolon
In the first session of our autumn webinar series, Skolon’s Business Development Manager, Francesca Russell-King, joined forces with Ole Lidegran, Skolon’s CTO and CPO, to dive into one of today’s most pressing issues for schools: data security.
The webinar focused on how Skolon’s solutions address rising concerns around digital safety in schools while also making it easier for students and teachers to access essential tools.
Here’s a quick recap to show why you won’t want to miss the full recording!
Data security is critical for schools
As schools increasingly rely on digital tools, they also face growing cybersecurity risks, with 52% of primary and 71% of secondary schools having identified breaches or attacks in the last 12 months as per the 2024 Cyber security breaches survey. With sensitive student and staff data at stake, breaches or attacks can have serious consequences. Skolon offers a robust suite of tools designed to protect this data and ensure compliance with regulations, while enhancing security without adding complexity.
Boosting school cyber security
Some easily implement elements to boost data security that were explored during the webinar included:
- Pseudonymisation: To add an extra layer of security, pseudonymisation is advised to replace real names with pseudonyms when sharing data with selected tools. This keeps sensitive student information protected, ensuring compliance without disrupting learning activities.
- Lifecycle Management: Managing user accounts is easier than ever with Skolon’s lifecycle management feature. This tool automates the creation, management, and deactivation of accounts, ensuring that only authorised users have access to the right resources and integrating seamlessly with MIS platforms and other systems, like Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, and Apple School Manager.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Flexible MFA options like hardware keys, biometrics, and authentication apps which can empower schools to tailor security settings to their needs, providing additional protection for sensitive data.
Watch the webinar recording
This blog offers just a glimpse into the valuable insights shared during the session. To catch up on the full webinar to see how Skolon can help secure your school’s data while enabling easier access to digital tools, click the button below.
This is Skolon – we gather the best digital educational tools and make them work in the classroom.
Skolon is an independent platform for digital educational tools and learning resources, created for both teachers and students. With Skolon, accessing and using your digital educational tools is easy – security increases, administration decreases, and there’s more time for learning.
The digital educational tools come from both small and large providers, all of whom have one thing in common – they create digital educational tools that are beneficial for the school environment.
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In the first session of our autumn webinar series, Skolon’s Business Development Manager, Francesca Russell-King, joined forces with Ole Lidegran, Skolon’s CTO and CPO, to dive into one of today’s most pressing issues for schools: data security.
The webinar focused on how Skolon’s solutions address rising concerns around digital safety in schools while also making it easier for students and teachers to access essential tools.
Here’s a quick recap to show why you won’t want to miss the full recording!
Data security is critical for schools
As schools increasingly rely on digital tools, they also face growing cybersecurity risks, with 52% of primary and 71% of secondary schools having identified breaches or attacks in the last 12 months as per the 2024 Cyber security breaches survey. With sensitive student and staff data at stake, breaches or attacks can have serious consequences. Skolon offers a robust suite of tools designed to protect this data and ensure compliance with regulations, while enhancing security without adding complexity.
Boosting school cyber security
Some easily implement elements to boost data security that were explored during the webinar included:
- Pseudonymisation: To add an extra layer of security, pseudonymisation is advised to replace real names with pseudonyms when sharing data with selected tools. This keeps sensitive student information protected, ensuring compliance without disrupting learning activities.
- Lifecycle Management: Managing user accounts is easier than ever with Skolon’s lifecycle management feature. This tool automates the creation, management, and deactivation of accounts, ensuring that only authorised users have access to the right resources and integrating seamlessly with MIS platforms and other systems, like Microsoft Teams, Google Workspace, and Apple School Manager.
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): Flexible MFA options like hardware keys, biometrics, and authentication apps which can empower schools to tailor security settings to their needs, providing additional protection for sensitive data.
Watch the webinar recording
This blog offers just a glimpse into the valuable insights shared during the session. To catch up on the full webinar to see how Skolon can help secure your school’s data while enabling easier access to digital tools, click the button below.
This is Skolon – we gather the best digital educational tools and make them work in the classroom.
Skolon is an independent platform for digital educational tools and learning resources, created for both teachers and students. With Skolon, accessing and using your digital educational tools is easy – security increases, administration decreases, and there’s more time for learning.
The digital educational tools come from both small and large providers, all of whom have one thing in common – they create digital educational tools that are beneficial for the school environment.
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