The Ministry of Education has an online security hub for school and kura IT leaders. It includes steps you can take to make your school or kura more secure and what to do in the case of a cyber security incident.
- Ministry of Education - Cyber security in schools
- Protect your school from cyber-attacks and cyber security breaches
- What to do if there’s a cyber security incident at your school or kura
Responding to online safety incidents
If you are made aware of an online safety situation involving ākonga, you may need to intervene (e.g. nude images being shared, or pornography being viewed on a school laptop). The Ministry of Education has a helpful guide which includes real-world scenarios and explores how schools and kura can respond.
Netsafe have developed a guide which can be used when planning for, dealing with, or reviewing online safety incidents, including the sharing of intimate content, child sexual exploitation material and online grooming.
For more information about reporting online harms related to spam or scams visit our ‘Report online harms’ page.