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School committee accepts $21,950 cybersecurity grant; district outlines training and incident-response plan
Summary
The committee accepted a state-sponsored cybersecurity grant to buy a hardware appliance and support staff training; district staff described optional employee training, family-focused materials, incentives and a new incident-response playbook reviewed by the National Guard.
Westwood School Committee voted to accept a $21,950 grant from the Mass Cyber Center (a division of the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative) during its April 7 meeting.
Steve Ouellette, director of technology, learning and innovation, told the committee the funds would purchase a hardware appliance designed to isolate and preserve sensitive internal data in the event of a malware incident and reduce the risk of data compromise. "This is a hardware appliance that basically will secure all our sensitive…
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