Access to Canvas has been restored.
We want to reiterate that Sierra College is not aware of any confirmed data breaches impacting our students, faculty, or staff. This remains an evolving situation and we will continue to communicate as new information becomes available.
As part of our response and ongoing commitment to protecting the security of our campus community, Sierra College has also updated the Canvas login experience to align with the Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSO) process already used for mySierra, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, and other campus services.
As a reminder, security incidents like this one often lead to an increase in phishing attempts. Be cautious of any emails asking you to click links, reset passwords, or provide personal information. When in doubt, go directly to a known website rather than clicking through an email. Visit sierracollege.edu/phishing for guidance on what to watch for.
Resolved
Access to Canvas has been restored.
We want to reiterate that Sierra College is not aware of any confirmed data breaches impacting our students, faculty, or staff. This remains an evolving situation and we will continue to communicate as new information becomes available.
As part of our response and ongoing commitment to protecting the security of our campus community, Sierra College has also updated the Canvas login experience to align with the Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSO) process already used for mySierra, Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams, and other campus services.
As a reminder, security incidents like this one often lead to an increase in phishing attempts. Be cautious of any emails asking you to click links, reset passwords, or provide personal information. When in doubt, go directly to a known website rather than clicking through an email. Visit sierracollege.edu/phishing for guidance on what to watch for.
Investigating
Update: May 8 at 7:10am – Instructure (Canvas) is experiencing outages that impacts access to Canvas for all users. Canvas is currently unavailable as Sierra College follows guidance from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office to temporarily restrict access during an ongoing cybersecurity incident involving Instructure. We will restore access once we have confirmed assurances that the platform is secure. Updates will be shared as information becomes available. At this time, there is no estimated time for resolution; however, we will provide periodic updates as more information from Canvas becomes available.
Investigating
Canvas is experiencing a security breach, which prevents all users from being able to log in.
