Still no internet in Albany schools for 'forensic investigation' - Times Union

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The Division of Homeland Security and different experts request much clip to decorativeness a forensic probe to find who oregon what tried to repeatedly hack into the schoolhouse district.

Nov. 9, 2022

There volition beryllium nary Internet successful Albany schools for 1 much day, aft an attempted cyberattack past weekend, schoolhouse Superintendent Kaweeda Adams said. (Will Waldron/Times Union)

ALBANY – There volition beryllium nary net successful Albany schools for 1 much day, aft an attempted cyberattack past weekend, schoolhouse Superintendent Kaweeda Adams said.

The Division of Homeland Security and different experts request much clip to decorativeness a forensic probe to find who oregon what tried to repeatedly hack into the schoolhouse district, Adams said. Originally they had planned to decorativeness the probe by the extremity of Wednesday.

In addition, they are checking each instrumentality successful the territory for programs that mightiness person snuck successful during the attack.

They indispensable “interrogate each our machines to marque definite nothing’s hiding,” she said.

The forensic probe could besides pb to changes successful however the territory keeps its systems secure, she said.

But the superintendent emphasized again that though the territory was repeatedly hacked implicit the weekend, the attacks did not succeed. Adams did not specify however the hackers attempted to summation access.

“None of our accusation was compromised,” she said. "Our squad was getting each the notifications of (cyberattack) enactment and we were capable to unopen down that access."

In the meantime, teachers volition usage printed materials for 1 much day, and students volition not beryllium capable to usage their Chromebooks oregon district-issued hotspots.

The territory has established an “alternate” mode to support concern operations, truthful that it could update the website, cod attendance and implicit different duties. Employees volition beryllium paid arsenic normal, she said.

The shutdown Thursday volition springiness investigators an further 4 days to work, due to the fact that Friday is simply a schoolhouse holiday.

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