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With K-12 cyberattacks expected to worsen in 2022, what can districts do?

January 25, 2022

Via: K-12 Dive

After a ransomware attack caused Albuquerque Public Schools, the largest district in New Mexico, to close for two days in mid-January, K-12 cybersecurity experts stress cyberattacks against schools will only likely worsen in 2022.

The district “worked around the clock” with third-party experts to restore systems taken over by the ransomware attack, APS said in a statement. The compromised systems included those for managing safety procedures such as taking attendance, reaching out to family emergency contacts and assuring which authorized adults could pick students up from school, according to the district.

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