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Infosecurity Europe is the largest and most attended information security event in Europe. Held in central London, it is a free event featuring over 325 exhibitors presenting their most diverse range of new products and services.

The free education programme attracts visitors from every segment of the industry across Europe.

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New Ofsted Framework; how does your e-safety measure? Also new e-safety resources and tools – Free Update Briefings

The autumn term will again see radical change; change that will have far reaching impact on e-safety and professional responsibilities at your school, academy or organisation. The UK Safer Internet Centre is organising over 100 short briefing sessions, right across the nation, to outline these changes and their impact.

These sessions will be free to attend and will aim to last approximately 2 hours. They are primarily aimed at senior leaders and those with

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Why are these briefings important?

E-Safety is one of those areas of safeguarding that never seems desperately important until things go wrong; only then do a host of authorities appear to point out the massive gaps that you missed. The recent Serious Case Review at a North Somerset First School where a member of staff had been systematically abusing children over a period of time clearly identified the glaring gaps in online safeguarding that in hindsight are so obvious but at the time, obviously didn’t register as a cause for concern - continue reading...

Each session will include the following updates 

*** Latest technology overview; opportunities and threats:

 - Latest research conclusions
 - Ofsted frameworks (England venues)
 - Legislation update (England and Wales)
 - Latest tools and resources
 - Follow up
 - Question and Answers

Infosecurity Europe is Europe’s number one Information Security event.  Featuring over 350 exhibitors, the most diverse range of new products and services,

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and over 12,400 unique visitors from every segment of the industry, it is the most important date in the calendar for Information Security professionals across Europe.