Kansas schools are unprepared for a cyberattack and are not doing enough to protect student data, state auditors found. A Legislative audit of IT security in K-12 schools released earlier this week found that, of the 147 districts (roughly half the school systems in the state) that responded to a survey 69% did not have a response plan in the event of cyber attack and 28% had not even installed anti-virus software on all school computers. The result is a financial and privacy risk for Kansas, students and families, said Alex Bardas, an assistant professor in the computer science department at the University of Kansas.
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Mayor Brandon Whipple is asking residents of Wichita and the surrounding area to remain calm after one of the city’s main waterlines broke near McAdams Park, placing all of the city’s water customers under a boil water advisory. “I’m asking folks to make sure that they not only follow the recommendations to boil water but also reach out to people you’re close to and let them know that they should be doing the same,” he said. “We are utilizing all of our outreach efforts to get the word out because we want to keep people safe,” he said. “I’m asking Wichitans to make phone calls to people you know, to your family, and pass on this message as well.”
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Wichita hotels, gas stations and restaurants had a scattershot approach to the city’s boil water advisory Thursday evening after a main water line broke around 4 p.m. Restaurants, already suffering from staffing issues and supply shortages, were making tough decisions just before the dinner hour on Thursday about whether to remain open, and many decided to close.
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