Is Your Business Protected Under Texas SB 2610?

Most Texas business owners don't realize a new cybersecurity law could impact them after a data breach.

Texas SB 2610 applies to many Texas businesses with fewer than 250 employees that handle sensitive personal information. The law provides a potential "safe harbor" from exemplary (punitive) damages after a security breach if the business can demonstrate it had a qualifying cybersecurity program in place at the time of the breach.

Here's the catch:

A cybersecurity program can't be created after an incident.

The expectation is that appropriate safeguards, employee training, and a recognized cybersecurity framework are already in place.

Ask yourself:

Is multifactor authentication enforced?

Are employee devices managed? Is cybersecurity awareness training documented?

Are your security controls aligned to a recognized framework?

Could you prove all of that today?

If the answer to any of those questions is "I'm not sure," you may have more work to do.

At Secure SMB, we help Texas businesses build and document practical cybersecurity programs based on Microsoft security technologies and industry-recognized frameworks, while keeping costs realistic for small businesses.

Cybersecurity isn't just an IT problem anymore.

It's a business risk management decision.

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