Texas Volunteer Incident Response Team (VIRT)
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Description
The Texas Volunteer Incident Response Team (VIRT) is comprised of volunteers that are experts in cybersecurity incident response. The Texas VIRT supports Texas agencies, institutions of higher education, and local government organizations in the event of a significant cybersecurity incident.
Services provided: Incident response services.
Request Services and Volunteer
- Criteria to Request Services:
- Texas governor must declare a cybersecurity state of emergency.
- The VIRT can be activated if numerous local entities are impacted by the same cyberattack.
- Request Services:
- Send email of interest to texasvirt@dir.texas.gov.
- Criteria to Volunteer:
- Must have experience as an incident response practitioner with expertise in mitigating cybersecurity incidents or have experience in information technology and project management.
- Must pass a background check.
- Must sign a non-disclosure agreement.
- Apply to Volunteer:
- Fill out VIRT application form.
DISCLAIMER
The cybersecurity volunteer program described on this fact sheet is operated by an independent third party and not by CISA or the federal government. CISA does not attest to the suitability or effectiveness of these volunteer programs for any particular use case. CISA does not endorse any third-party product or service. Any reference to specific third-party products, processes, or services by service mark, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply their endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by CISA.