New Handsam Client Support Function: Breach Log Module

The Handsam Breach Log Module is designed for you to report internally any breaches which may have occured. When you log in to the Handsam system, Handsam Data Protection clients will see the Breach Log option on the left-hand side.

What is a Data Breach?

A data breach occurs when the information your school, acedemy or Trust is responsible for is exposed to a security incident, compromising its confidentiality, availability, or integrity. If such a breach is likely to impact an individual’s rights and freedoms, your company must notify the supervisory authority without delay, and no later than 72 hours after becoming aware of the breach. If your organization is a data processor, you must report every breach to the data controller.

If the breach presents a high risk to the affected individuals, they must also be notified, unless there are effective technical or organizational safeguards in place, or other measures that prevent the risk from materializing.

If you would like to take advantage of this feature, please contact Handsam Client Support via info@handsam.co.uk for more details.

How can Handsam Help?

Handsam can offer a wide range of support options for schools, academies and trusts:

E-Training

Use Handsam’s easy to access GDPR E-Training course, suitable for all levels of school employees who handle and manage data, to teach your team about data protection quickly and easily. This short course walks through the key aspects of the GDPR legislation and tests participants knowledge of data law and best practice.

On-site Training

Handsam can deliver GDPR and Data Protection Officer (DPO) training at your site to your employees. The training covers the details on the new data terms and key aspects of application and best practice, allowing you to inform your team quickly and effectively of their new roles under the law,

Validation Visits

To help you on your journey to GDPR compliance, Handsam can provide validation visits to quality assure your data documents and practices. A brief tour of your site, a chat and resource review will inform a follow up report with action points to boast your data procedures.

Policies, Quick Guides and Templates

Handsam Quick Guide library has a range of data protection resources on all aspects of data compliance. This includes a large document containing templates to help you build the administrative structures of positive data management. Policy purchasing clients can also use our policy templates for data protection management.

Data Protection Officer Service

Under the terms of GDPR a new data champion has been created to serve as an independent moderator at all levels of data practice, the Data Protection Officer. Handsam can fulfil the role of the DPO for your site, providing impartial independent advice and answering your everyday data questions.

The Handsam Breach Log Module

If you are a Handsam Data Protection Client, you can get access to the new Handsam Breach Module - a quick and easy way to log a breach and get support from Handsam if necessary.

Our guidance includes:

BREACH LOG MODULE - CREATING A BREACH

BREACH LOG MODULE FOR ADMINISTRATORS

BREACH LOG MODULE FOR CLUSTER MANAGERS

BREACH LOG MODULE FOR USERS

CHANGING YOUR EMAIL PREFERENCES - BREACH LOG

REFERRING A BREACH TO THE HANDSAM DPO

The guidance can be accessed easily online - Just visit the HANDSAM CLIENT SUPPORT WEBSITE by clicking this link

There, you'll find guidance for both Admimistrators and Users - it's also available to download, by clicking the relevant links.