Incident impacted the school’s IT systems.
A secondary school in Cornwall has been forced to close for two days following a suspected cybersecurity incident.
Richard Lander School in Truro announced that it will remain shut to students on Monday 30th June and Tuesday 1st July while investigations continue, according to media reports. The school stressed there is currently no evidence that any personal data has been compromised.
The incident, which has impacted the school’s IT systems and limited access to important data, has raised concerns about safeguarding and the school’s ability to operate normally. Cornwall Council is working closely with the school to assess the situation and a further update for parents is expected on Tuesday via the school’s website and social media channels.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
