Schools were locked down on both sides of the state—including at least one that had just reopened after Hurricane Ian—as police raced to investigate false reports of active gunmen.
If Los Angeles Unified, the state's largest school district, can be hit with a ransomware attack, how prepared are California's public schools for the increasing threat of cyberattacks?
Some of the districts most heavily damaged by Hurricane Ian began welcoming students back on Monday while other buildings may remain closed for several more weeks.
There is little to no positive outcome to paying a ransom as schools will inevitably lose a portion of their data, according to one cybersecurity expert.
"I've never experienced such a rapid and profound increase in maladaptive behaviors as what educators have reported since the pandemic," a lifelong administrator and teacher writes.
