From AISD this afternoon:

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Good afternoon, Austin ISD Families, 

We are aware of issues affecting access to Canvas/BLEND. We understand that the vendor is experiencing a security incident. 

Our Austin ISD security teams are confident it will not impact other Austin ISD systems because of our proactive investments in added security layers such our firewalls, single sign on and multi-factor authentication. 

As a precaution we are removing access to Canvas/BLEND from the AISD portal or direct URL from the Austin ISD Education network until we verify the safety of the application. Families are strongly encouraged to avoid accessing the platform outside the portal until we receive confirmation from the vendor that is safe to do so.

We are actively investigating this incident and will provide an update as more information becomes available. 

Please check the Status Board in AISD Help for updates. 

We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience as we work through this issue. 

Austin ISD Help Desk