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Rio Rancho Schools detail cybersecurity defenses after statewide PowerSchool breach
Summary
District IT director Scott Leppleman told the Rio Rancho Public Schools Board that education is currently the most-targeted sector for cyberattacks, that about 90% of incidents begin with phishing, and that layered defenses and 0-trust policies helped the district avoid the 2024 PowerSchool breach.
Scott Leppleman, Rio Rancho Public Schools’ executive director for information technology, told the school board on Jan. 26 that education has become the most-targeted industry for cyberattacks and that most incidents begin with phishing and social-engineering tactics. “About 90% of hacks or any sort of vulnerability breaches come through phishing attacks,” Leppleman said, and he described layered technical and operational steps the district has taken to reduce risk.
Leppleman outlined the district’s “layered defense” strategy — perimeter firewalls, endpoint behavioral security, air‑gapped…
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