Threat Management, Network Security, Network Security

DDoS attack on education vendor hinders access to districts’ online portals

Multiple school districts are reportedly suffering the effects of a denial of service attack perpetrated against Blaine, Minn.-based Infinite Campus, a third-party online services provider.

As a result, district residents may be unable to reliably use services such as the "Parent Portal, through which teachers, parents and students can access information such as grades, class schedules and school notifications.

One such district is Oklahoma City Public Schools, which has issued an online statement to locals explaining that "Access to your student’s information through the parent portal may be limited or inaccessible due to the 'denial of service' attack on our provider, Infinite Campus."

No data was breached or stolen in the incident, OCPS has assured residents. "Many districts across the country are impacted and authorities are investigating," the notification continues. Indeed, the Natrona County School District in Wyoming has reportedly issued a similar statement.

Bradley Barth

As director of multimedia content strategy at CyberRisk Alliance, Bradley Barth develops content for online conferences, webcasts, podcasts video/multimedia projects — often serving as moderator or host. For nearly six years, he wrote and reported for SC Media as deputy editor and, before that, senior reporter. He was previously a program executive with the tech-focused PR firm Voxus. Past journalistic experience includes stints as business editor at Executive Technology, a staff writer at New York Sportscene and a freelance journalist covering travel and entertainment. In his spare time, Bradley also writes screenplays.

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