Category: Announcements

Systems have been restored, offices have reopened, and classes resumed.

NECC ITS would like to thank you for all of your patience while we are working diligently to investigate this cyber incident. At this point NECC ITS is happy to announce that access to Blackboard has been restored and you may now resume utilizing it. You may notice that the login screen will look slightly…

Northern Essex Community College will be open on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Classes will resume as normal.  The IT team at the College has been hard at work with Cybersecurity professionals to ensure a safe and secure return. We are currently in the restoration recovery phase and a full return with all systems will be…

The college will remain closed for business on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. We are still working through details and continuing to put protections in place. We are aiming to be fully operative by Wednesday, March 8, 2023. Please watch for updates. 

NECC recently became aware of a network interruption issue impacting the functionality of our systems. Upon learning of this issue, we began working closely with law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals to conduct a forensic investigation. The College took immediate steps to secure its environment and initiate an initial investigation to evaluate the scope of the…