Governor Greg Abbott announced in a State of the State address on Sunday that Texas, in partnership with University of San Antonio, will soon launch the Texas Cyber Command to deploy “cutting edge capabilities” to strengthen the state’s ability to anticipate, detect and prevent cyberattacks.
“The Texas Cyber Command will work in partnership and collaborate with all state universities and Regional Security Operation Centers, as well as local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity mission,” reads the press release.
The Cyber Command will create a “robust strategy” including:
- Anticipating and detect potential cyber threats
- Promoting cybersecurity awareness, professional training, and other workforce-oriented measures
- Preparing for cyberattacks through exercises, pre-attack coordination and planning, and proactive collaboration with critical infrastructure partners
- Defending against, responding effectively to, and mitigating the effects of cyberattacks when they occur, working across the state and with relevant partners
- Providing subject matter expertise, forensic analysis, and other support to conduct post-attack investigations and recovery efforts
The move to launch the statewide cybersecurity command center comes after the state’s Matagorda County government suffered a cyberattack that forced officials from the Emergency Operation Center to declare a disaster.
In 2022, the University of San Antonio joined the US Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network, which works with the Department of Defense on cyberspace operations and capabilities, cyber expertise, and cyber warfare.
Evan Dornbush, former NSA cybersecurity expert, offers perspective on the matter:
“From a political lens, it’s pretty fascinating that of all places Texas would be one of the first to promote a state-based government resource that the private sector can lean on, and I look forward to seeing how that plays out.
“From the technical angle, and with a stated goal to anticipate and detect potential cyber threats, Texas is pretty qualified to pioneer this. A lot of talent is concentrated within, and pulling from its deep bench of military, academic, and private sector perspectives will be advantages to getting this off the ground.”
It’s interesting that Texas would be making a move like this as I don’t associate Texas with cybersecurity. I have to applaud them for doing this and I hope Texas does more of this.
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Texas responds to “dramatic” rise in attacks with cyber command center
Governor Greg Abbott announced in a State of the State address on Sunday that Texas, in partnership with University of San Antonio, will soon launch the Texas Cyber Command to deploy “cutting edge capabilities” to strengthen the state’s ability to anticipate, detect and prevent cyberattacks.
“The Texas Cyber Command will work in partnership and collaborate with all state universities and Regional Security Operation Centers, as well as local, state, and federal agencies to strengthen the state’s cybersecurity mission,” reads the press release.
The Cyber Command will create a “robust strategy” including:
The move to launch the statewide cybersecurity command center comes after the state’s Matagorda County government suffered a cyberattack that forced officials from the Emergency Operation Center to declare a disaster.
In 2022, the University of San Antonio joined the US Cyber Command Academic Engagement Network, which works with the Department of Defense on cyberspace operations and capabilities, cyber expertise, and cyber warfare.
Evan Dornbush, former NSA cybersecurity expert, offers perspective on the matter:
“From a political lens, it’s pretty fascinating that of all places Texas would be one of the first to promote a state-based government resource that the private sector can lean on, and I look forward to seeing how that plays out.
“From the technical angle, and with a stated goal to anticipate and detect potential cyber threats, Texas is pretty qualified to pioneer this. A lot of talent is concentrated within, and pulling from its deep bench of military, academic, and private sector perspectives will be advantages to getting this off the ground.”
It’s interesting that Texas would be making a move like this as I don’t associate Texas with cybersecurity. I have to applaud them for doing this and I hope Texas does more of this.
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