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Board hears update on past phishing incident, district outlines strengthened cyber controls
Summary
Trustees received a staff report on a prior vendor-based phishing incident and were briefed on steps taken since, including multi-factor authentication, a 14-character password policy, endpoint protection and mandatory staff training.
The Excelsior Springs School District board discussed a past phishing incident involving a compromised vendor account and heard a summary of steps the district has taken to reduce future risk.
District staff described the incident as a sophisticated phishing attempt executed through a vendor account. Technology staff and administration said the district tightened controls after the event: password rules were updated to require at least 14 characters; administrators must use…
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