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USCA and school district sign cybersecurity agreement<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/aikenstandard\/education\/usca-acpsd-cybersecurity-partnership-agreement\/article_4c571b06-2fc6-4743-8404-854438ac3d4e.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-02-24 05:45:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. AIKEN \u2014 According to the Aiken County Public School District\u2019s Executive Director of Technology Nic Carroll, his department works to keep the district\u2019s network safe, secure and reliable as it faces tens of thousands of cybersecurity threats every day.\u00a0Now, the local school system is gaining extra support in defending its networks through an agreement with USC Aiken\u2019s Regional Security Operations Center (RSOC), a student-led department that offers near round-the-clock monitoring against cyberattacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Carroll said the agreement, which was signed on Feb. 23, will help bolster the school district\u2019s already active cybersecurity presence while giving USCA students a chance to engage in learning with real-world consequences.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, it helps lessen the load on our internal technology group\u2026 but then it allows the [USCA] students the opportunity to learn what it is like to be a cyber analyst in a constantly evolving and changing environment on a day-to-day basis,\u2019\u2019 he said.\u00a0USCA cybersecurity major Jacob Epps currently works with RSOC as a cyber analyst and explained that the role of the center is to investigate security alerts using monitoring tools.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we investigate alerts, we work to understand what caused it, decide whether it\u2019s a real concern and then provide next steps,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s our job to look deeper and determine whether it needs to be addressed or is a harmless anomaly.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

ACPSD Superintendent Corey Murphy said that keeping up with cybersecurity across the district and the over 23,000 students it serves is \u201cnot optional.\u201d\u201cThe RSOC will serve as a neutral and trusted third-party partner, helping monitor our district\u2019s network environment,\u201d he said. \u201cThat internal monitoring strengthens our security posture and allows us to better defend against threat actors while ensuring that our data and critical systems remain safe, secure and reliable.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

S.C. Sen. Tom Young, R-Aiken, was present for the signing of the agreement, where he shared that the Aiken County Legislative Delegation wrote to Gov. Henry McMaster in early January to request that the RSOC be designated as a formal state cybersecurity asset and a model for regional workforce development and cybersecurity.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Young has been advised that currently the request is being reviewed and a decision is hoped to be announced \u201cany day now.\u201d\u201cWe are very optimistic that we will hear from the governor very soon, and hopefully we\u2019ll have good news\u2026 that designation \u2014 should we be able to achieve it \u2014 will strengthen interagency collaboration, amplify the state\u2019s cyber defense capabilities and reinforce South Carolina\u2019s commitment to safeguarding its digital infrastructure,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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