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District reviews June cyber incident, announces security upgrades and partnerships

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Summary

District IT provided an overview of a June cybersecurity incident that temporarily made district resources inaccessible, described steps taken (MFA, backups, modified mail filters, 3-2-1 backups) and named local partners including PNNL and a community cybersecurity specialist.

District technology staff briefed the board on a cybersecurity incident that occurred June 11 and described changes the district has implemented to strengthen defenses and recovery capabilities.

An information-technology presenter (identified in the transcript as Mr. Whitcomb) said the June event affected access to some district data and resources but — after investigation — the district determined there was no data loss or data exfiltration. IT staff treated data as if it were compromised as a precaution, which extended recovery time…

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