Council Rock School District pursues $23,500 penetration testing grant; Canvas incident under investigation
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Summary
Council Rock School District is pursuing a $23,500 network penetration testing contract funded by a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) grant, presented by district IT staff. The board was also briefed on an Instructure/Canvas security incident under investigation by multiple school districts, though Council Rock reports no evidence that its specific data was accessed.
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· 3 pulledDistrict IT staff presented a one‑time $23,500 network penetration test contract funded by a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant
The district said it has no notice that Council Rock data were specifically accessed
The board heard two linked IT items: a proposed one‑year, $23,500 contract with Telecom Inc. for network penetration testing and an update on a recent Instructure/Canvas incident
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