Hacker attack on schools in Speyer: Chaos and data security at the game!
Hacker attack on schools in Speyer: Chaos and data security at the game!
Last week, a serious hacker attack on the school -internal servers of general education schools and the vocational school in Speyer was found. The city administration informed about the incident on Monday, which led to immediate action for security reasons. The city's IT department coated all connections to the schools on Wednesday morning to prevent further damage.
An external service provider was consulted to cope with the situation and take further measures. Up to the current date, no abnormalities have been found in the internal urban network, and it is assumed that no data has been received. Nevertheless, it became clear that an encryption trojan had reached the affected local school servers.
effects on school operations
Despite the serious situation, the city assured that the ongoing written high school exams are not affected. In addition, those responsible worked intensively to stabilize the situation. The usual communication channels of the schools were interrupted for a short time, but were largely restored.
Current developments in the Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
In the Rhein-Hunsrück district, school operations at secondary schools have now started again, but the IT infrastructure has not yet been fully functional. The technical reconstruction will take time, with IT experts work intensively to set up new PC structures in order to be able to use important school administration programs. Personal data was presumably captured during the attack, and current investigations are still ongoing. District Administrator Volker Boch confirmed that the attack was quickly determined, and there is still no uncertainty about how the external hacker attack came about.
In view of the more frequent cyber attacks, it is urgently needed for educational institutions to increase your IT security standards. The recommended measures include the implementation of regular audits, the use of strong, different passwords and the training of the staff on IT security bases. These are essential steps to ensure the trust of students, families and teachers in data security and to protect the digital learning environments. In conclusion, it can be said that the events in Speyer and in the Rhein-Hunsrück district underline the urgent need for a comprehensive security strategy in the field of education. The protection of confidential information must be a top priority to prevent future attacks and to guarantee the well -being of the students and teachers.| Details | |
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