09/01/2026
Four days. That’s how long a cyberattack knocked an entire town and school network offline.
Online payments disrupted. School operations affected. Families waiting on information right before the start of school.
It’s another reminder that cybersecurity isn’t only about protecting data. It’s about keeping your organization operational when something goes wrong.
For schools, local governments and businesses alike, the question isn’t just “Are we protected?” It’s also “How quickly could we recover?”
A cyberattack caused the four-day network outage that disrupted Andover Town departments and delayed the release of teacher assignments to school families earlier this month, Town Manager Andrew Fl…