Expert to begin evaluating SC computer systems

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A three-year effort to evaluate and upgrade computer security systems at state agencies should begin in March, state officials said Tuesday.

The yet-to-be hired contractor will be asked to start with three agencies and issue recommendations by May 1 that include cost estimates, Budget and Control Board director Marcia Adams told the agency’s oversight board. The report would come in time for budget discussions in the Senate.