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Ex. AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING-086 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

Industry Notice 2020-07

Increased Cyber Activity During Times of Crisis

Charles G. Cooper, Banking Commissioner · Texas; Texas Department of Banking (Sector regulator)

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Context, not an order

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The record

Jurisdiction
Texas; Texas Department of Banking · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Tex. Fin. Code § 11.301
Issued
2020-04-08 Apr. 8, 2020
Effective
2020-04-08
End
Not rescinded (read as 2020-06-30)
In force
Apr. 8, 2020 to June 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Workplace rules
Addressees
  • Texas state-chartered banks
Functions reached
  • OP remote-work security
  • WF
Character
context
Collection
State insurance and banking regulators AGY-ST-INSURANCE-BANKING

Operative words

During times of crisis, cybercriminals and nation-state actors often exploit financial institutions and their customers for financial or political gain. For this reason, the Department of Banking in conjunction with the Independent Bankers Association of Texas and the Texas Bankers Association developed a list of areas that you, your staff, and your customers should consider.

Enforcement

None (recommendations)

Notes

Marginal relevance; retained for completeness of the Department's COVID-19 series.

Retrieval note

Cite it as context and cite the underlying order, statute or emergency rule it describes as the instrument. (Bulletins whose operative text imposes a mandatory duty on licensees under the regulator's own authority are excluded from this downgrade and listed separately for review.)).