Unfortunately, this is a familiar story that we have heard over the past 12 months. We have seen an increasing number of school websites hacked.

Ōtorohanga Primary School website hacked:

Our school website was hacked and we were devastated to find that all our content had been deleted. It was a shock, especially since our IT provider had just gone out of business, leaving us without support or a path forward. We’re now looking to Hail for a dependable, user-friendly solution that we can easily manage and securely control ourselves as we work to rebuild our online presence."- Catriona Chrystall, Principal, Ōtorohanga Primary School

You shouldn't have to worry about this.

You need a trustworthy provider, who solves this problem and is there when you need help. This is why the Ministry has signed up for ST4S to assess and set high standards for education vendors.

Hail is the ONLY New Zealand website and communications service that has successfully qualified to be part of the Safer Technologies 4 Schools (ST4S) Product Badge Program. This means Hail has been rigorously checked (and we mean rigorously!) to ensure it is secure and goes the extra mile to keep your data safe.

More about ST4S if you haven't heard about it.

Safer Technologies for Schools (ST4S) ensures high safety and privacy standards, helping schools confidently choose secure digital tools. Hail has qualified for its website, publications service as well as its Artificial Intelligence service. ST4S is an internationally recognised assessment and we are proud to showcase our ST4S badge.

ST4S isn't a walk in the park. It is a meticulous process, including having an independent security tester attempt to break Hail - they thankfully didn't find any issues.

"Cyber Security and Privacy are so important - please consider who you work with before signing up" - Stuart.