A possible cyber assault has prevented students at a Compton school from using the internet for nearly a week.
The IT division and the Department for Education have reportedly been collaborating closely, according to the school.
Added that the school is still exerting great effort with the help of all its partners to promptly reestablish access to the IT systems.
According to the school, the catering till system is unable to transfer meal payments to parent and carer gateway accounts.
Source: https://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/school-hit-by-possible-cyber-attack-9313008/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/comptonschool
"id": "com164025623",
"linkid": "comptonschool",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Education',
'location': 'Compton',
'name': 'Compton School',
'type': 'Educational Institution'}],
'description': 'A possible cyber assault has prevented students at a Compton '
'school from using the internet for nearly a week. The IT '
'division and the Department for Education have reportedly '
'been collaborating closely. The school is still exerting '
'great effort with the help of all its partners to promptly '
'reestablish access to the IT systems. The catering till '
'system is unable to transfer meal payments to parent and '
'carer gateway accounts.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'Nearly a week',
'operational_impact': 'Unable to transfer meal payments to parent '
'and carer gateway accounts',
'systems_affected': ['Internet Access', 'Catering Till System']},
'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Reestablish access to the IT systems',
'third_party_assistance': 'IT Division, Department for '
'Education, Partners'},
'title': 'Cyber Incident at Compton School',
'type': 'Cyber Assault'}