School Districts, Information Technology

Education Institutions’ Silver Linings Playbook For Emerging From the Pandemic

Fisher Phillips on 5/3/2021

Our firm just published a “Silver Linings Playbook” gleaned from our various practice groups and industry teams highlighting the various ways that businesses can emerge for the better after the pandemic. While educational...more

Baltimore County School District Hit with Ransomware Attack Right Before Thanksgiving

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 12/2/2020

Baltimore County Public Schools shut down Monday and Tuesday following a ransomware attack that paralyzed the school system’s network last week right before Thanksgiving....more

Guidance to Address COVID-19

Pullman & Comley - School Law on 3/12/2020

Few topics have recently dominated the news as much as COVID-19, recognized widely as the Coronavirus. As the virus spreads, schools across Connecticut should be well-prepared to prevent the spread of this infectious...more

Emerging Cyber-Security Threats for 2020: The Rise of Disruptionware and High-Impact Ransomware Attacks

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 1/27/2020

Disruptionware is defined by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) as a new and “emerging category of malware designed to suspend operations within a victim organization through the compromise of the...more

School System Victimized by Second Ransomware Attack in Months

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 9/13/2019

The Wolcott school system in Wolcott, Connecticut has been recovering for four months from a ransomware attack that hit its system at the end of the school year when it was hit with a second attack last week. ...more

School Districts to Undergo Cybersecurity Audit

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 10/12/2015

Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway recently announced plans to conduct cybersecurity audits of five school districts. Coinciding with National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the audits are intended to reveal how school...more