Report: Baltimore school system lacked defenses prior to 2020 cyberattack

Batimore County Public Schools was reported by the Maryland Office of the Inspector General for Education to have failed to strengthen its security processes and implement years-long IT recommendations before being impacted by a ransomware attack in November 2020, which resulted in S9.7 million in recovery and upgrade costs, according to StateScoop.

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