PowerSchool, the cloud platform provider providing services to school boards across Canada & the US has confirmed that even though a ransom has been paid to the cybercriminals holding the data ransom & received assurances that the data was destroyed, the criminals have returned demanding for more money as they have not actually destroyed the data.
This unfortunately highlights the biggest risk when it comes to paying ransom for data destruction, threat actors can always come back demanding for more once they realize exactly how valuable the data is.
www.thestar.com/news/gta/student-data-obtained-in-a-cyberattack-on-gta-school-boards-was-supposed-to-be-destroyed/article_cf2901bb-3fcc-4f84-ad7b-32399076b7e5.html
#infosec #PowerSchool #PowerSchoolHack #ransom #TDSB #YRDSB #PDSB #Toronto #YorkRegion #PeelRegion #Ontario #Canada
#PDSB
Less than a day after the story broke, #Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, has blamed Peel District School Board for "misinterpreting" his equity-based book weeding directive and ordered #PDSB to immediately end book banning practices in school libraries.
Too late. #Lecce
The banned books have been discarded.
Anne Frank's Diary
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Harry Potter
The Hunger Games
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Just some of the books removed from Peel District School Board #PDSB shelves under an "equity-based" selection process; a new provincial directive from the #Ontario Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce.
#bill98 #onpoli #DougFord #lecce #conservatives #OntED
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/peel-school-board-library-book-weeding-1.6964332
An #Ontario school trustee responds to Premier Ford's inflammatory remarks spoken this evening in #Kitchener.
"It's alarming to hear the Premier of Ontario feed into the disinformation that educators and school boards are ‘indoctrinating’ children.
If the Premier is unclear about what happens in schools and boards, I’d invite him to learn about one of his largest files."
- Jill Promoli. #PDSB trustee
#onted #onpoli #lgbtq #toronto #cdnpoli #DougFord
https://jillpromoli.ca/
Some Ontario school boards are limiting access to public meetings. It's a complex issue — here's why | CBC News https://bit.ly/438mGm7 #DDSB #YCDSB #PDSB #OntarioSchoolBoards #OpenMeetings #OSTA #onpoli @ontariogreens @onpoli
Make sure to watch the whole interview!
https://www.tvo.org/video/is-the-peel-school-board-ready-to-lead
| #Islamophobia #TVO #Peel #PDSB #PeelDistrictSchoolBoard #ONpoli #Ontario
Thank you Stephen Lecce for your leadership and in helping bring the PDSB's anti-Islamophobia strategy into reality.
Hate poses a danger to us all.
We look forward to working with all parties involved toward implementation.
| #PDSB #PeelDistrictSchoolBoard #Islamophobia #StephenLecce #ONpoli
“We’re really hoping that other boards take note.”
Khan, the manager of education programs at the NCCM,
said community partners will work “very closely” with the board to ensure it is implemented.
“Everyone is very excited but we’re also mindful that we need to continue to work to ensure that this does come to fruition."'
Peel school board takes ‘historic’ step to dismantling Islamophobia
(Toronto Star)
Peel's public school board becomes 1st in Canada to adopt anti-Islamophobia strategy | CBC News
https://bit.ly/3j54TKW #ontedu
#PDSB
#slamophobia
#PeelSchools
#PeelRegion
#onpoli
@onpoli
ACTION ALERT:
Send a letter today to thank the PDSB director, superintendent, and trustees for passing Canada's first board-wide anti-Islamophobia strategy.
https://www.NCCM.ca/pdsb-anti-islamophobia-strategy/
The Peel District School Board has shown great leadership in adopting this strategy,
And is an example for other school boards to follow.
We look forward to working with them in carrying out this strategy and in making our classrooms more inclusive.
| #PDSB #PeelDistrictSchoolBoard #Islamophobia #cdnpoli #Canada
Thank you to Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR),
Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA)
And
Nokha Dakroub
And so many PDSB staff and community members for your tireless efforts to make our schools safer and more inclusive.
| #UrbanAllianceOnRaceRelations #UARR #CouncilOfAgenciesServingSouthAsians #CASSA #NokhaDakroub #PDSB #PeelRegion #NCCM #ONpoli
BREAKING NEWS: In a historic move,
The Peel District School Board became Canada's first school board to adopt an anti-Islamophobia strategy.
Peel District School Board has shown great leadership in adopting this strategy,
And sets an example for the education sector.
| #PDSB #PeelDistrictSchoolBoard #PeelRegion #Islamophobia #ONpoli #cdnpoli
UPDATE: Violence in schools continues to be a problem.
The video being circulated of violence against a student wearing a hijab at a Peel District School Board school is disturbing.
At this point,
After an investigation by the school,
It is not clear that Islamophobia was a motivating factor.
https://mstdn.ca/@NCCM/109711370022528328
However,
We will continue to monitor this case to ensure the victim is being supported and steps are being taken to ensure student safety.