WPS Cybersecurity Incident Response

At a glance

  • What: two School Committee agenda items concern cybersecurity in Worcester Public Schools. The agendas do not describe any specific incident.
  • Where it stands: both items carried a recommendation to refer to the Administration.
  • Next: no report is recorded yet.

The items

  • August 13: public petition c&p 6-13 (Ford) asked for a public report and proposed corrective action on the district's cybersecurity safeguards, security-incident response and notification of affected members of the school community.
  • September 17: Committee member Mailman (gb 6-103) asked the Administration to share how the district would keep schools open and operational during a cybersecurity incident, including attendance and buses.

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