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Texas Department of Information Resources and Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Provide New Cyber Incident Investigation Training for Law Enforcement

AUSTIN– The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), in partnership with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX), today launched a free online course to equip Texas law enforcement with the knowledge necessary to recognize and respond to cybercrimes that they may be called upon to investigate.   “Law enforcement professionals are often the first responders…

TEEX Trains Community Members to Prepare for Disasters

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – When friends invited Gigi Kenna to attend a course called “When Disaster Strikes: Prepare, Act, Survive,” she didn’t know what to expect. However, since hurricanes, floods and other disasters regularly impact her coastal city of Calabash, North Carolina, she figured it couldn’t hurt to be prepared for disaster. In the day-and-a-half…

Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Produces New Leadership Podcast

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS – In March, the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) launched a new podcast, Response Leadership. Episodes will feature conversations with nationwide thought leaders in cybersecurity, fire, emergency services, infrastructure, safety and law enforcement. In these conversations, experienced leaders describe challenges and provide insights on leadership in the safety and response community….

Registration Opens for 2024 TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit

COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) has opened registration for the TEEX Cyber Readiness Summit, which will take place from February 13 to 15 of 2024, at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Convention Center in San Marcos. At the summit, attendees will learn strategies to recognize and respond to cyber threats….

TEEX’s New Instructors Represent Women in Cyber

In 2022, Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) hired three new “cyber gurus” to deliver cybersecurity courses. Connar Moore, Rayza Collazo and Tierra Smith make up TEEX’s new cyber instruction team that travels around the U.S. and its territories to provide no-cost courses like Essentials of Cybersecurity, Community Preparedness for Cyber Incidents and Understanding Targeted…

TEEX Offers Product Testing and Development Assistance, Improving First Responder Safety

Although many know Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) as a provider of emergency response training and technical assistance, TEEX also offers unique product testing capabilities through the TEEX Testing and Innovation Center (TT&IC). The TT&IC leverages the knowledge, experience, facilities, and subject matter experts of TEEX, along with the research capabilities of the Texas…

First Annual Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Texas Fire Service

FRISCO, TEXAS – On Monday, January 9, four individuals were inducted into the new Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor for their career-long commitments to the Texas Fire Service. These individuals were the first recipients of the Texas Fire Service Hall of Honor Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes current or former firefighters or emergency service…

TEEX Assists Center for Domestic Preparedness with Training Tribal Nations

In March of 2023, FEMA’s Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will host its 8th Annual Tribal Nations Training Week. Responders from Tribal Nations all over the United States attend the training in Anniston, Alabama, coming from places as far as New York, Minnesota, and Alaska. In a typical year, participants represent more than 50 tribal…