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North Penn SD cybersecurity audit rates district "fair" as director details upgrades
Summary
At the March 24 Safe Schools Committee meeting, Dr. Kristen Landis reported the district moved into the "fair" category with an FR Secure level-3 audit score of 614 and described infrastructure upgrades (next-generation firewall, dual 10-gig internet paths), immutable off-site backups, stronger identity controls, weekly external vulnerability scans and planned purple-team exercises.
Dr. Kristen Landis told the North Penn School District Safe Schools Committee on March 24 that the district's annual cybersecurity audit has shown measurable improvement and that the program will continue to expand its technical and procedural protections.
Landis said the district began formal cybersecurity work several years ago and has steadily improved under a multi-year partnership with FR Secure, which the district renewed for another five years. She reported the district moved from a starting "poor" rating into the "fair" category and cited a current audit score of 614 under a new level-3 assessment that added 291 controls across technology and administrative processes.
Why it matters: school-district networks host student records and operational systems that could disrupt instruction if compromised. Landis emphasized that upgrades are intended to reduce both the risk of intrusion and the time required to…
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