IDAHO GOES DOWN Officials at Bonneville Joint School District 93 have shut down their network due to a cybersecurity assault that occurred on Thursday.
Even though it’s a preventative measure, its summer school programs are being delayed.
Scoot G. Woolstenhulme, superintendent of District 93, informed EastIdahoNews.com that no data was lost or stolen during the attack.
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To keep an eye on its networks and systems, the district has been collaborating with Arctic Wolf, a cybersecurity firm, for the past few weeks.
On Thursday, the cybersecurity firm informed school authorities about the intrusion. The network was shut down that same day, according to Woolstenhulme.
We didn’t have any compromised data since they took prompt action on that, which stopped them from stealing any information from our systems, according to Woolstenhulme.
The cybersecurity firm is in the process of reporting the incident to the FBI.
In the meanwhile, the district is not turning on its network until it is decided that it is secure. Three summer educational programs are suffering as a result of the shutdown.
According to Woolstenhulme, the first is a special education summer school that is independent of the network. Although it provides in-person training, it can have an impact on teachers who require internet connection.
The second is for students who were in the final week of summer break at Lincoln High School. Students who have completed more than 65% of the course will receive a passing mark, according to the district’s decision.
Those doing dual-credit or school credit classes, as well as those taking online summer courses, make up the final group.
Woolstenhulme claims that there hasn’t been an attack of this nature in recent memory, with the exception of an intrusion into the Power School network earlier this year.
According to Woolstenhulme, the presence of a security team and the district’s IT staff made sure that the attack was promptly halted and that no data was compromised.
According to Woolstenhulme, this has a significant effect because it is entirely reliant on our network for students to access their coursework and lecturers. Everything relies on the network. That is essentially on hold for two weeks until we are able to get everything back up and running.
The attack was reported to the staff and parents on Monday morning. Schools that provide summer activities have begun informing students and their families about it.
Parents can contact D93.org/askD93 with any further inquiries.
