Alvin to Join UT Austin Regional Security Operations Center

The city of Alvin has agreed to join the University of Texas at Austin’s Regional Security Operations Center (RSOC) program, giving the city access to state-supported cybersecurity monitoring and threat-response services.

The City Council approved the interlocal agreement Sept. 3 as part of its consent agenda. Under the agreement, Alvin can receive cybersecurity monitoring, threat detection and response support through the RSOC. The arrangement is state-funded and does not require payment from the city.

The contract has an initial one-year term and renews automatically for additional one-year periods unless either party provides written notice to terminate it. The agreement allows the city to use a shared cybersecurity service rather than relying only on locally managed monitoring.

The RSOC model is intended to extend cybersecurity capabilities to participating public entities by centralizing monitoring and response expertise at UT Austin. For Alvin, the agreement provides access to those services without requiring the city to build the same capability independently.

Alvin’s participation also comes as Texas Cyber Command looks to strengthen the state’s RSOC network and connect it more closely with workforce development. At an Industry Insider event earlier this month, Texas Cyber Command Chief TJ White said the state’s three university-affiliated centers could play a larger role in hands-on training through paid internships in areas including threat hunting and incident response.