Simple tips to help protect your school

Simple tips to help protect your school

Keeping your school or kura secure online may seem like a complex task and we understand that frequent media reports of cyber criminals getting more and more sophisticated can feel overwhelming. There are many different types of online risk and threats schools and...
Fighting ransomware needs a team effort

Fighting ransomware needs a team effort

Written by Bill Bennett, tech journalist Ransomware is a kind of malware that locks up computer data, then demands a payment to unlock it. While attacks are disruptive and can be expensive to deal with, Network for Learning can help schools reduce the risks. Often,...
Together for a better internet  – Safer Internet Day 2022

Together for a better internet – Safer Internet Day 2022

Written by Bill Bennett, Technology Journalist Safer Internet Day is an annual international day of action and awareness to help make a better online world that keeps everyone out of harm’s way. It has a special emphasis on protecting young people. This aligns with...
Understanding & Managing DDoS Attacks

Understanding & Managing DDoS Attacks

Here at N4L we aim to ensure connections are working as best as possible for all schools using the Managed Network. However, events can happen that disrupt the network. These events range from hardware failures (e.g. power cuts in specific geographic areas) or fibre...
How does N4L help protect schools against ransomware?

How does N4L help protect schools against ransomware?

Ransomware can cause mass disruption for schools as we saw with the Kaseya security incident in July 2021.  Once ransomware infects a device, the virus can quickly spread to other devices connected to the network. It can get into your computer in the same way that...