The Department of Education has been the victim of a cyber-security attack, resulting in the Department deactivating some of its internal systems last week (7 July).
Secretary of the Department, Georgina Harrisson said the Department’s priority was the safety and security of its student and staff data, and it had therefore made the precautionary decision to take some systems offline while it investigated.
“The timing of this creates considerable challenges for staff as we prepare for the start of Term 3,” Ms Harrisson said.
“Thankfully, our teams have been able to isolate the issues and we are working to reactivate services as soon as possible,” she said.
“I am confident we will have the issue resolved soon and want to reassure teachers and parents that there will be no impact on students’ learning from home next week.”
Ms Harrisson said the Department had made information to support home learning available on its public website so that preparations for the start of term could continue.
The Secretary said the Department was also working closely with Cyber Security NSW to resolve the issue and the matter had been referred to the NSW Police and Federal Agencies.
“As the matter is under investigation, it is inappropriate to make any further comment,” Ms Harrisson said.
