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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH are having a disagreement about this. Should the kids continue using the FCPS issued laptops? We have personal devices and they would not need to buy anything.  They are less likely to go on YouTube during class on the FCPS laptops but one of us is worried about this and attack if it could be a possible threat to our house.  The other thinks this is paranoia. WWYD[/quote]

It's certainly a threat.  How much so is hard to tell since FCPS is keeping the details secret.

Typically the malware enters through an idiot clicking on an unknown attachment.  If the idiot is a standard user, the malware is fairly easy to contain.  If the idiot has a privileged access, it can move about and infest many more parts of the network.  So if the vector was a student, probably not a big deal.  If it was a teacher it would be much bigger.  If an admin or IT person they need be real aggressive in cleaning it up.

If you trust FCPS IT and assume they have it contained, it's probably OK to keep using your own device.  If not, I'd move to theirs to be safe(er).

Certainly time to change your password and practice very good cyber hygiene at least.

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