1. Online Safety and Safeguarding and prevention of liability

2. About Smoothwall
Over 10 years experience of protecting students from harmful content on the internet
More than 7000 UK schools & 90 councils trust Smoothwall
Over one million users protected across the UK
We listen to customer’s needs and adapt to their requirements
Growing market share in Corporate, Healthcare, Local Government
We help schools & colleges meet their safeguarding and Ofsted responsibilities
UK-based 24/7 Support Team
Effective partnership with The Internet Watch Foundation

3. Background Children Act 2004
Protect from issues such as abuse, substance misuse, bullying, radicalisation
Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015
Increased emphasis on protecting children from radicalisation (Prevent strategy)
Draft: Keeping Children Safe in Education
Statutory guidance
Internet evolution from 2004
Websites, collaborative web, secure web, ever-smarter anonymous proxies

4. Department for Education
Whilst it is essential that governing bodies and proprietors ensure that appropriate filters and monitoring systems are in place; they should be careful that “over blocking” does not lead to unreasonable restrictions as to what children can be taught with regards to online teaching and safeguarding

5. A path to good intentions
Specified authorities will be expected to ensure children are safe from terrorist and extremist material when accessing the internet in school, including by establishing appropriate levels of filtering.
…staff have training that gives them the knowledge and confidence to identify children at risk of being drawn into terrorism…
…encourage and support schools to move from locked down to managed [e-safety] systems…

6. What are the main areas of risk?
There are risks in any online activity, however, it is only dangerous as a result of inappropriate content, contact and conduct.
Content: being exposed to illegal, inappropriate or harmful material
Contact: being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users
Conduct: personal online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm

7. The challenge for UK education

8. 3,955 referrals Prevent agenda 415 of those referred were
In 2015,
3,955 referrals
were made under the
Prevent agenda
415 of those referred were
10 years of age or under

9. Extended chain of trust
Filtering supplier
System administrator
Individuals holding legal responsibility
The tools
The systems
The reports

10. Designated safeguarding lead
DSL does have the ultimate responsibility for online safety
Frequently, some of this responsibility will be delegated to an e-Safety Lead
They require the information, not the tools. They don’t need to be technically trained as the information can be sent to them directly.

11. Filtering in 2017
URL
filtering
SSL inspection
Content
inspection
Content modification
Search term filtering
Egress filtering
What level of performance is required in web filtering to meet and exceed the legal thresholds for delivering suitable protection?

12. Resources
Smoothwall Safeguarding Community
tinyurl.com/j7aj85h

13. High Profile Hacking Scandals

14. What about my business?
In an age where most businesses are internet critical, a firewall is a necessary protection
Security
Bandwidth Management
Control

15. Thank you