Court approves countywide cybersecurity awareness training and deadline for completion

Robert Silva of the Jim Wells County IT department presented a countywide cybersecurity awareness training plan, saying the sessions (40–50 minutes each) will be delivered by vendor CoreRecon at the sheriff’s training center (2310 Old Keithville Road). Silva told commissioners the deadline for completion is August 21 so the county can produce a completion report for the Texas Department of Information Resources (Texas DIR) by August 31.

Commissioners discussed scheduling and compliance; the court then voted to enroll county employees in the training and set the stated deadlines. "The deadline for everybody to take the training is August 21 … because on Friday, August 28, I have to present you the completion report," Silva said.

Why it matters: The training is mandatory and the county must certify completion to the Texas DIR. Commissioners emphasized the need to reach 100% participation so the county meets state reporting requirements.