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District reviews layered cybersecurity measures, urges vigilance around vendor protections
Summary
The St. Cloud Public School District presented an informational update on multi‑layered cybersecurity efforts — stronger passwords, multi‑factor authentication, simulated phishing, endpoint detection and third‑party data‑protection agreements — and discussed vendor monitoring and incident response.
Katie Herbold, the district’s executive director of innovation and technology services, told the School Board that the district is strengthening its defenses around student and staff data by combining technology, training and planning.
"When we talk about cybersecurity, we're talking about protecting our networks, our devices, and our data from unauthorized access," Herbold said, summarizing the district's approach to safeguarding systems that hold student records.
Herbold described recent changes to authentication and password policies: the district moved from…
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