Technology director reports zero compromised accounts since March after phishing simulator and MFA rollout

Aug 19, 2026

Andrew Conyers briefed the board on cybersecurity measures: replacement of antivirus with Microsoft Defender, multifactor authentication, rapid identity provisioning, routine purges of unnecessary Social Security numbers and a phishing simulator that he said helped eliminate compromised accounts since spring.

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Andrew Conyers delivered the district's annual data‑security update required by statute, describing steps the district has taken to harden systems after the state stopped funding McAfee. The district adopted Microsoft Defender for endpoint protection, upgraded switches and access points and automated purges of unnecessary Social Security numbers from Infinite Campus. Conyers said rapid identity provisioning and multifactor authentication have reduced stale accounts and improved login security.

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