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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 19, 2024www.texasattorneygeneral.govPRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050Communications@oag.texas.gov Attorney General Ken Paxton Issues Consumer Alert Warning Texans of Potential Scams Following Nationwide CrowdStrike Outage   AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warned Texans of potential scams following the widespread CrowdStrike service outage.  Texans should be aware that bad actors can use cybersecurity incidents to take

On July 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Heritage Valley Health System (Heritage Valley), a healthcare provider operating in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. This is the OCR’s third ransomware settlement and is based on allegations of potential violations of the Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 4, 2024www.texasattorneygeneral.govPRESS OFFICE: (512) 463-2050Communications@oag.texas.gov  Attorney General Ken Paxton Launches Data Privacy and Security Initiative to Protect Texans’ Sensitive Data from Illegal Exploitation by Tech, AI, and Other Companies  AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a major data privacy and security initiative, establishing a team that is focused on

This morning I read an article about how brain scanning technology is causing Colorado and Minnesota to propose legislation that is aimed at establishing rights and protections for information collected from our thoughts through the neural signals that can be scanned and collected from our brains. (Brain-Scanning Technology Spurs State Moves on Neural Privacy) Kuddos

“There is no such thing as ‘secure’ when it comes to cybersecurity.” “The odds in cybersecurity are impossible — those defending have to get it right 100% of the time and those attacking only need one lucky shot.” These are a few of the sayings that I have used throughout the years when trying to