• August 1, 2019
• News
• Compliance, SB820

Background The State of Texas signed Senate Bill 820 into law on June 10, 2019. Senate Bill 820, or SB820 mandates a minimum set of cybersecurity requirements for Texas school districts. SB820 amends the current Education Code, adding language about the cybersecurity requirements to TEC Section 11.175. The full text can be found on the State of Texas website here: Senate Bill 820 Text The requirements take effect September 1, 2019, just as the new school year and fiscal year start.

• January 5, 2020
• News
• Compliance, SB820

Announcement Scinary is proud to introduce our newest product that will aid organizations is understanding their compliance posture. The Scinary GRC product is a web application based on NIST SP. 800-53 and incorporates specific functionality related to the Texas Cybersecurity Framework (TCF). In fact, this is the only application specifically designed with K-12 in mind. The client will sit on a call with our analysts and will ask a series of questions related to the TCF.

• May 10, 2022
• News
• Expanding, Scinary

Announcement In 2016 as we were getting started the mission was clear. We were going to serve those organizations that had been overlooked and underserved by the cybersecurity industry at large. We knew that small and mid-sized organizations were largely being passed over by the heavy weights of the cybersecurity industry. We decided to focus on those organizations. The model has always been clear: Fill the security and compliance gaps that these organizations do not have the capability to feel on their own.

• May 20, 2022
• News
• Client Portal, Scinary

Client Portal It has been over 18 months in the making, but it is finally here. Our new client portal launches next week with the first 2 apps embedded in it. This will make it much easier for our clients enter or modify, print compliance reports on demand, and construct a disaster recovery plan. In the post, I’m going to give a high-level overview of the platform and one of the apps available in the platform.

• June 20, 2022
• News
• Partnerships, Scinary

Announcement We are very pleased to announce a partnership with Adira Technology Solutions serving Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. This partnership will allow Adira to offer cybersecurity services to their client base, and more importantly give PK-12 and public sector organizations in those states an affordable, all-inclusive cybersecurity solution and posture. Our Scinary-Adira Team is focused on helping educational and public sector organizations obtain the highest level of cybersecurity services and solutions for the benefit of protecting their students, staff, and stakeholders.