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Oregon universities detail 'teaching SOC' programs that train students and protect local governments
Summary
Presenters from Oregon State University and University of Oregon described operational 'teaching security operations centers' that train students, provide free services to small public entities and aim to scale with additional funding and vendor partnerships.
Representatives from the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence told the Joint Committee on Information Management and Technology on May 30 that university‑run "teaching" security operations centers (SOC) are providing hands‑on cybersecurity training to students while delivering monitoring and incident response services to small and mid‑sized public clients across the state.
The update matters because committee members said the programs address a statewide workforce shortage and provide free or low‑cost cybersecurity services to local governments and schools that otherwise lack skilled staff.
Rakesh Baba, faculty in the cybersecurity group at Oregon State University and associate director for the Center of Excellence, described Artsakh (the OSU teaching SOC) as a…
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