By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin By — Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/cyberattack-on-canvas-platform-highlights-vulnerabilities-and-risks-for-schools Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The online education platform Canvas is mostly back online Friday after a cyberattack left students and teachers at thousands of schools and universities scrambling. The attack has raised many questions about the vulnerability of schools, the dependence on such platforms and other risks. Ali Rogin speaks with threat intelligence analyst Luke Connolly about those concerns. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from May 08, 2026 By — Ali Rogin Ali Rogin Ali Rogin is a correspondent for the PBS News Hour covering the Supreme Court and America's judicial system. She received a Peabody Award in 2021 for her work on News Hour’s series on the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect worldwide. Rogin is also the recipient of two Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association and has been a part of several teams nominated for an Emmy, including for her work covering the fall of ISIS in 2020, the Las Vegas mass shooting in 2017, the inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2014, and the 2010 midterm elections. By — Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan Solveig Rennan is a producer of national affairs for PBS News Hour and Horizons.