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CSISD reviews cybersecurity posture and proposed managed‑detection partnership with Texas A&M
Summary
District technology staff briefed trustees on current cybersecurity defenses and a proposed managed detection and response partnership with Texas A&M; staff said the service would add continuous monitoring and incident response for roughly $5,000 more than the district’s current, in‑house arrangement.
College Station Independent School District technology staff presented a status report on district cybersecurity and outlined a proposed managed detection and response partnership with Texas A&M’s cybersecurity operations team.
The report described existing protections — a district firewall, E‑Rate required content filter, segmented networks, endpoint detection and response, patch management and user training — and said the district relies on external partners for specialized capacity. “The Internet is a wonderful tool. We encourage it. We use it,” a district staff member said, adding that “it also brings some perils that we have to deal with.”
Texas A&M representatives described the services they…
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