Case Study: Richland County School District One achieves 24/7 threat detection and protects student data with Tyler Technologies' Tyler Detect

Managed threat detection helps mitigate risks and safeguard student data

Richland County School District One in Columbia, South Carolina (23,800 students, 2,800 employees) faced mounting cyber threats to K–12 institutions—heightened by an FBI ransomware alert and a rapid shift to e-learning—while relying on a one‑person security team that lacked the bandwidth to monitor and respond to events in real time.

The district deployed Tyler Detect, a managed threat detection service with 24/7 third‑party analysts and Microsoft 365 integration, to add a real‑time layer of defense. The service improved operational responsiveness, helped identify and contain a keylogger Trojan on an endpoint, supported student data‑privacy compliance, and gave the district much greater confidence in preventing and mitigating incidents.

Richland County School District One

Ken Dixon

Network Security Manager