Tri-City News November 30 2018

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Phishing expeditions target staff in schools Diane StranDberg The Tri-CiTy News

Protecting staff and sensitive school information is the goal of a new software program School District 43 is planning to buy to foil phishing scams. The name of the program and the cost have yet to be revealed as SD43 is still in negotiations with the provider. But the aim of the software is to help its employees identify phishing emails so they don’t get scammed by them. “We’re training our staff on the telltale signs that we’ve been seeing,” said Stephen Whiffin, the district’s director of instruction, who spoke to The Tri-City News while at a technology conference in Richmond. Like many organizations

dealing with large amounts of personal data, SD43 has to fight back against hackers seeking to steal sensitive information or wreak havoc on computer networks. Every day, SD43 gets between 25,000 and 50,000 malicious emails, and although a robust security system filters out most of them, a few sometimes get through that could put the district or the staff person at risk if acted upon. “We’ve had issues with both spam and malware-related spam for some time,” Whiffin said, noting that while proactive efforts have kept these infiltrators at bay, constant vigilance, training and security updates are needed to stay ahead of the hackers. see HACKERS’ WEAPONS, page 10

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Last Friday, volunteers from The Fur-Bearers along with local supporters like Judy Taylor-Atkinson (above) installed a device that regulates the level of water in a pond created by a family of beavers. For more on the project, please see story and photos on page 6.

New Port Moody council takes Bert Flinn road off the table: page 3

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