Schools stories

Waterstons joins CyberNorth as strategic backer in North East push to expand cyber skills, SME support and regional growth.

Redsquid expands its education technology push with Partnership Education takeover, adding nearly 80 staff and GBP £8 million in revenue.

Turnitin report finds educators are pushing for assignment-specific AI rules as schools shift from detection to classroom integration and disclosure.

Wilson and Autonomous Systems unveil cloud-based wireless monitoring for in-building networks, aiming to cut truck rolls and speed fault fixes across venues.

Omnissa warns AI tools are surging across workplace devices while patching, encryption and stability gaps widen, especially in regulated sectors.

Global cyber attacks hover near record highs as unchecked workplace GenAI use exposes sensitive data in one in 31 corporate prompts.

A 24-year-old founder argues women must build the AI shaping power, or watch systems encode the blind spots that once shut them out.

European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.

Global cyber attacks hit 2,090 a week in January as ransomware surges and risky GenAI use exposes fresh data-leak and intrusion paths.

Turnitin reports a spike in AI-heavy essays but finds most students use its assistant for real-time feedback, not ready-made assignments.

BADIIS malware is hijacking over 1,800 IIS servers worldwide, quietly boosting illicit gambling and crypto phishing sites via poisoned SEO.

Snap unveils a 45-minute interactive digital safety course for teens and parents, plus expanded Snapchat arrival alerts to boost protection.

Prism Power lifts apprentices to over 10% of staff as it tackles a deepening skills shortage in the UK's critical power sector.

Adobe and ministers launch a Barnsley Tech Towns pilot to boost AI and digital skills, and trial AI across local public services.

Ipsotek launches VISuite Core, a generative AI video analytics platform for rapid, standardised deployment across regulated multi-site estates.

UK public bodies rein in sweeping digital change for 2026, while the NHS accelerates paperless care and AI plans in Whitehall cool.

Australia's youth social media ban forces brands and cyber experts to rethink risk, digital literacy and how they reach young audiences.

IMP Software has earned Certified Vendor status from 9ine, confirming its data privacy tools for schools and multi-academy trusts meet key international standards.

Lady Frederick Windsor urges banning smartphones in schools, citing risks to children's physical and emotional health amid new Ofcom online safety rules.

Manchester-based Sync reported a 17.5% revenue rise and 46.7% boost in software sales for 2024, securing four new UK national framework contracts.