Providence school board says analysis of data breach is incoming
Sep 19, 2024
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Providence School Board President Erlin Rogel said the said the board received a presentation on the district’s recent network security breach.
The presentation was given by the state Department of Education and the Providence Public School Department.
“While I cannot disclose the specific contents of our discussion, I can state that the district is awaiting an analysis of this breach to learn more about its severity and the degree to which any information was exposed,” Rogel said. “While we await the results of that analysis, PPSD continues to mobilize every resource available to ensure that learning proceeds with as little disruption as possible.”
The breach occurred in early September and the impacted services are offline.
Rogel added that the school board is monitoring the situation and will keep the public informed.
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