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Guidelines

The State of Texas Guide to Cybersecurity Incident Response (PDF|154.65KB) The Texas Department of Information Resources, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, provides this guide for municipalities and counties.

January 2020

The State of Texas Guide to Cybersecurity Resources (PDF|106.35KB) The Texas Department of Information Resources, Office of the Chief Information Security Officer, provides this guide on cybersecurity hygiene.

January 2020

2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Month PSA (PDF|1.78MB) 2019 Cybersecurity Awareness Month PSA Flyer

October 2019

HB3834 Application for Certification Guide (PDF|456.65KB) Guidance for submitting a cybersecurity training program for certification under HB3834 (86R).

September 2019

Identity Awareness Protection Management Guide DoD (PDF|4.92MB) Department of Defense Guidelines for Protecting and Managing your Online Identity

September 2019

2020 Security Plan Template Instructions (PDF|1.48MB) 2020 Security Plan Template Instructions

September 2019

DHS Government Tip Card (PDF|151.85KB) DHS Government Tip Card

August 2019

Federal Ransomware Tip Sheet (PDF|465.09KB) Federal Ransomware Tip Sheet

August 2019

Online Safety (PDF|235.9KB) Online Safety Tips

August 2019

Ransomware Tips and Facts (PDF|152.75KB) Ransomware Tips and Facts

August 2019

Texas - Estimated Ransomware Costs (PDF|385.94KB) Texas - Estimated Ransomware Costs

August 2019

Training Program Certification Standards V1 (PDF|170.73KB) H.B. 3834 (86R) Cybersecurity Awareness Training Program Certification Standards.

August 2019

SPECTRIM Policy and Security Plan Training (PDF|11.86MB) SPECTRIM Policy and Security Plan Template Guidance

August 2019

DIR_Blockchain_POC_LessonsLearned (PDF|372.46KB) Blockchain POC Lessons Learned

June 2019

DIR-TSDEC-001-DPS_webversion (PDF|302.72KB) DIR-TSDEC-001-DPS

June 2019

DIR-TSDEC-002-TWC_webversion (PDF|176.08KB) DIR-TSDEC-002-TWC

June 2019

TSDC_HHSC_webversion (PDF|988.02KB) TSDC_HHSC

June 2019

DIR-TSDEC-003-DIR_webversion (PDF|218.97KB) DIR TSDEC-003-DIR

June 2019

OCISO Doxxing SWATing 2019 (PDF|150.35KB) Overview of Doxxing and SWATing - What it is and how to lower your personal risk.

May 2019

Texas Policy Sharing Group Overview (PPTX|922.3KB) This document provides a high-level overview of the SPECTRIM Texas Policy Sharing Group for state agencies and institutions of higher education with portal access.

May 2019