{"id":46840,"date":"2024-10-10T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/?post_type=blog&p=46840"},"modified":"2024-10-09T13:47:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T13:47:46","slug":"data-security-remote-learning","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.realvnc.com\/en\/blog\/data-security-remote-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Ensuring Data Security in Remote Learning Environments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Cybersecurity Threats in Education<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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These numbers come from official statistics of the UK’s Department for Science, Innovation &Technology<\/a>. The same report also discusses the types of breaches or attacks for each education institution. Namely, higher education institutions were the ones with the bigger likelihood of being affected, with 43% of these having had a breach or attack as frequently as once a week. Further education colleges were next in line (32%). Also, 33% of higher education institutions reported the use of their accounts and systems being compromised and utilized for illegal purposes.\u00a0<\/p>

In an age in which remote learning environments are becoming a popular (and extremely useful), tool for education institutions, putting the right security measures in place is paramount.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Role of Remote Access Software in Enhancing Security<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Remote access is a great tool for real-time collaboration in education<\/a>. It can also help bridge gaps in education<\/a>, not to mention increase educational accessibility<\/a>. However, not using a solution that keeps data away from the wrong hands can be dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our previous articles in this Education series talk about all the ways in which remote access<\/a> software can help educators and school staff, like the three mentioned below:<\/p>

  1. Helping students access educational resources from anywhere.<\/li>
  2. Educators can share their screen with them and demonstrate the lesson with ease. Not only that; the students can easily interact with the machine.<\/li>
  3. They can perform tasks themselves for the teacher, ensuring that they understood.<\/li><\/ol>

    And these are just three of the many, many examples.<\/p>

    However, in a field like education, the learning experience needs to be protected by robust security features. Remote access is like giving the key to your house – and you wouldn’t just leave them where anyone can use them, would you? Sensitive personal information could be at risk but, with the right remote access solution, you can rest assured that the chances of that are extremely slim. It needs to be a solution that puts security ahead of everything else, keeping everyone involved secure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    RealVNC Connect: Secure Education Remote Access<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    RealVNC Connect offers the Education sector all the security features it needs. And it doesn’t just claim to be secure; it can also prove it.\u00a0<\/p>

    First of all, it’s \u00a0certified to <\/strong>ISO\/IEC 27001:2013<\/strong><\/a> and Cyber Essentials and complies with <\/strong>GDPR<\/strong><\/a>, and CCPA, ensuring adherence to stringent data protection and privacy guidelines.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Its security is also certified by regular penetration tests and white box security audits<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>

    As RealVNC Connect is built by putting security first, it adheres to four essential security<\/a> principles:<\/p>