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2026: Raising the Bar: Cybersecurity Progress at MCC

August 5, 2026

TLDR

  • McLennan Community College's (MCC's) Cybersecurity Team recently completed the Texas Cybersecurity Framework Assessment (TCF) and earned an overall cybersecurity maturity score (scale of 0 to 5) of 2.82 compared to the score of 0.72 in 2022. This represents an improvement of almost 300 percent!

  • Pause before you click. Financial aid scams may claim a refund is ready, or immediate account verification is required. Verify requests through official MCC channels, never share passwords or Duo codes, and report suspicious messages using the Microsoft Report button in Outlook.
  • Meet Madison Fletcher, an MCC volleyball setter who brings teamwork and cybersecurity awareness to the court. Come out and support the MCC volleyball team for their first home game, September 2!
  • Get ready for a secure semester with five quick steps: update your recovery email in MyMCC, add a backup Duo method, create a unique 12-character password, deny unexpected Duo requests, and keep your devices updated.
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