Most recent update: 2019/01/22
Current Status – Filed
SB 64 mostly amends the Texas Government Code, with some amendments to the Education Code, the Business and Commerce Code, and the Utilities Code. You can find the entire text in the link above.
Some of the meatier portions of the bill involve incentivizing cybersecurity education in colleges, establishing a cybersecurity information sharing program among government and private entities, and routinely assessing the cyber preparedness of various state entities.
Current Status – Filed
This bill amends Section 2054.512(b) of the Government Code to include “one member who is an employee of the Elections Division of the Office of the Secretary of State” on the cybersecurity council.
Essentially the bill is seeking to prioritize election security through the state’s current cybersecurity council.
Current Status – Filed
This bill wraps cybersecurity under the protection of the Texas Disaster Act of 1975, and it permits the Department of Information Resources to disconnect computer networks in response to cyber attacks.
Current Status – Filed
This bill directs the University of Texas at San Antonio to conduct a study into cyber attacks against financial institutions.
(b) The University of Texas at San Antonio shall conduct a
study regarding cyber attacks against financial institutions in
this state. The study must include:
(1) an evaluation of:
(A) the prevalence and impact of and breaches of
system security resulting from cyber attacks on financial
institutions; and
(B) the vulnerability of financial institutions
to cyber attacks and the security risks cyber attacks present to
those institutions;
(2) the identification of:
(A) any projects necessary to modernize the
security systems of financial institutions;
(B) any recommendations to improve the
cybersecurity infrastructure of financial institutions; and
(C) best practices to prevent or lessen the
impact of cyber attacks on financial institutions; and
(3) an examination of any other aspect of cyber
attacks on the operation of financial institutions as considered
appropriate by the university.
