ACSD suffers cybersecurity breach

The Addison Central School District is contending with a recent cybersecurity breach of PowerSchool — software service that helps the ACSD manage student information. But officials are confident they’re not facing the same kind of problems that the neighboring Addison Northwest School District has been dealing with.

ANWSD recovering from cyberattack

By early this week, life in the Addison Northwest School District had largely returned to normal, or as much as could be expected, after the Jan. 7 ransomware cyberattack took most of the district computer servers offline and compromised a still unknown a … (read more)

Local schools weigh cybersecurity

As the Addison Northwest School District struggled with a ransomware cyberattack last week, officials at the other two big school districts in Addison County were assuring folks that they had taken steps to ensure that they wouldn’t be similarly imperiled … (read more)

Guest editorial: How you can help protect our democracy

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Over the past few weeks, I have given considerable thought to the message I want to convey to Vermonters on this important topic.