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How big of a deal is this cyber attack on Louisiana schools and what is being done
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:31 am
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:31 am
Anybody have some inside scoop as to what is being done to fix this mess?
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Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:34 am to Placebeaux
All of the SOS computers were shut down one day last week as a precaution.
That’s all I got.
That’s all I got.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:34 am to Placebeaux
I know of one school system that has been completely offline for over a week.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:37 am to Placebeaux
Did Edwards really declare it an "emergency"
I keep getting sales emails from ITSec vendors stating LA is in a state of "cyber-emergency"
I keep getting sales emails from ITSec vendors stating LA is in a state of "cyber-emergency"
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:38 am to Tigeralum2008
Yes, he did.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:39 am to Tigeralum2008
Looks like he did but thats all ive heard so far
Posted on 8/7/19 at 9:45 am to Placebeaux
So the teachers can still spend all night grading papers, now they just won’t be able to post about it.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:00 am to Placebeaux
It is high time to place the blame for Louisiana's bad education system where the blame belongs -- RUSSIA !!!
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:05 am to Placebeaux
I believe it was a ransomware attack. Sounds like the state is now spinning up a state level department to address cyber issues across agencies that do not have dedicated security departments.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:28 am to Placebeaux
I know of one school district that was knocked offline for 5 days. Everything is back up and running now.
Generally, the attack only hits a small part of the network, but the immediate response is to shut everything down to prevent additional issues. 98% of systems probably could continue to work, but they get shut down out of caution until the threat is completely gone and removed.
CCH, a huge provider in the accounting, tax, and legal space, got hit like this a couple of months ago. They provide a lot of cloud software and the entire damn thing was shut down for three days in the middle of a work week.
As to what's being done... expect stronger passwords and other protocols.
Generally, the attack only hits a small part of the network, but the immediate response is to shut everything down to prevent additional issues. 98% of systems probably could continue to work, but they get shut down out of caution until the threat is completely gone and removed.
CCH, a huge provider in the accounting, tax, and legal space, got hit like this a couple of months ago. They provide a lot of cloud software and the entire damn thing was shut down for three days in the middle of a work week.
As to what's being done... expect stronger passwords and other protocols.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:51 am to LSUFanHouston
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expect stronger passwords and other protocols.
Posted on 8/7/19 at 10:52 am to whoa
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All of the SOS computers were shut down one day last week as a precaution.
And service improved
Posted on 8/7/19 at 11:01 am to Placebeaux
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Looks like he did but thats all ive heard so far
Has the new School Boards President address it? It seems like she would should be making statements daily.
I've heard a lot of good things about her, but it appears that she is keeping this too close to the vest.
This post was edited on 8/7/19 at 11:01 am
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