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Minnesota schools turn to voters, plead for lawmaker help in fending off cyberattacks

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Dissent

Dana Ferguson reports:

Faced with a growing threat of cybersecurity breaches, school districts around the country and in Minnesota are turning to local taxpayers and state officials for help in building up their defenses.

Voters in at least 17 communities last week weighed ballot questions letting local districts raise tax levies for cybersecurity improvements; more than half were approved.

School officials on Monday told lawmakers that it shouldn’t be entirely on their shoulders.

Read more at MPR.

KARE11 also covers this story.


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