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Cyber Security Incident: Update

On December 2, 2024, Pembina Trails School Division experienced a cyber security incident. Our priorities have been to minimize the impact on learning and to safeguard our students' and staff’s information.

Click HERE to visit the Cyber Security Incident Notification Page

Update January 7, 2025

Our IT teams have continued their work on restoration and recovery of all school services as a top priority. We have made incredible progress and are pleased to report that:  

  • most devices necessary to resume regular school operations have been restored;
  • high school lab devices have also been restored and those classes can resume; and
  • finally, the print server has been re-established, providing staff and teachers with more flexibility in delivering learning to students.

Thank you for your continued support as we make our way through this incident.

Update December 30, 2024

Pembina Trails IT department is working through the thousands of desktop and laptop computers at the division’s 36 schools and administration buildings. Each unit is being checked for malware and loaded with a top performing security tool. School systems such as PA and phones have been restored. The team is continuing to work on restoring printers.

The investigation into the cyber security incident is ongoing.

December 2024 updates

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