cybersecurity response

The cybersecurity response tag follows coverage of active efforts to contain and investigate a serious network outage affecting Spartanburg County, South Carolina. After officials identified questionable activity, parts of the county’s computer infrastructure were isolated while SLED’s cybersecurity team investigated. The incident disrupted core public services for nearly two weeks, including handwritten deputy reports, stalled deed searches, failed card payments, and court staff relying on personal devices. This page is useful for readers tracking how network isolation, incident investigation, and operational continuity intersect when a local government’s systems are compromised or unavailable.