Stuff reports: Student emails have been suspended at Mt Albert Grammar after a security breach led to porn being sent to every student. An official message was sent to parents on Monday night apologising for any offence caused. Principal Dale Burden said they believed the culprit was most likely to be a student at the…
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Threat of Data-Privacy Litigation Fuels District Insurance Purchases
Malia Herman reports: .. It’s unclear how many districts have purchased cyberpolicies. Laubmeier said Aon covers several districts but declined to say exactly how many. “We are seeing a very large uptick in the number of school districts that have inquired about the possibility of cyberinsurance,” he said. Mr. Gambale also declined to say how many…
UK: York school admits data breach after unprotected memory stick is lost
Mike Laycock reports: A top public school in York has launched an investigation after a memory stick containing important data was lost, apparently on public transport. St Peter’s School says the device, which was not protected by a password, contained a number of documents ‘relating to the governance of the school.’ It says it is contacting a small…
CO: Juvenile arrested in connection to threats made at Rangeview High School
Hsing Tseng reports: A juvenile male in connection to a threat made at Rangeview High School has been arrested Thursday, according to the Aurora Police. Extra security was in place Thursday at Rangeview High School after reports of a threat against a teacher at the school. The Aurora Police Department School Resource Officers for Rangeview…
IT: Faulty file caused Lake Norman High School security breach
It’s nice that the district followed up by publicly disclosing what went wrong. Preston Spencer reports: The Lake Norman High student who obtained an administrative password last week did so by using more sophisticated methods than just simply guessing. Dr. David Blattner, chief technology officer for Iredell-Statesville Schools, said the password, which was spread to six other students…
State auditor to examine cybersecurity in Missouri schools
Excellent. NewsOK reports: State Auditor Nicole Galloway on Wednesday announced the launch of a cybersecurity audit initiative in Missouri schools. The initiative will focus on identifying practices that improve the security of information that schools have on students and their families. Read more on NewsOK.