Texas state agencies positioned to adopt letter-grade rating system to boost cyber resilience

SecurityScorecard announced today that it achieved Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) Provisional Certification. As a TX-RAMP provider, Texas state agencies can leverage SecurityScorecard’s standardized approach for measuring cybersecurity that provides trusted, certified and proven supply chain cyber defense.

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SecurityScorecard security ratings are a recognized and trusted source of objective, data-driven metrics for cybersecurity performance across global public sector agencies. Public Sector customers include the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, National Association of Counties, and the U.S. Conference of State Bank Supervisors.

SecurityScorecard empowers hundreds of public sector organizations to identify and address supply chain vulnerabilities, ensuring a more resilient digital ecosystem. SecurityScorecard attained FedRAMP^® Ready designation in October 2023 and StateRAMP^® authorization in February 2024.

Jeff Le, VP of Global Government Affairs and Public Policy at SecurityScorecard, stated:

“A staggering 75% of third-party breaches target the software and technology supply chain, highlighting the critical need for continuous risk assessment across the entire government landscape. With continued attacks on state agencies and critical infrastructure, standardized metrics that quantify cyber risk in real time are the key to data-driven decisions. This approach strengthens the foundation for clear, measurable regulations, ultimately boosting cyber resilience."

Established by the Texas Department of Information Resources, TX-RAMP provides a standardized approach for security assessment, certification, and continuous monitoring of providers like SecurityScorecard.

TX-RAMP Level 2 is required for cloud service providers that store, process, or transmit confidential data of a state agency, and the service is determined to be a moderate or high-impact information resource. The assessment criteria for this baseline are based on NIST 800-53 Moderate Impact Baseline controls with additional parameters derived from FedRAMP and StateRAMP.

Additional resources

• Visit our website for more information on SecurityScorecard’s government solutions and TX-RAMP, StateRAMP, and FedRAMP.

About SecurityScorecard

Funded by world-class investors, including Evolution Equity Partners, Silver Lake Partners, Sequoia Capital, GV, Riverwood Capital, and others, SecurityScorecard is the global leader in cybersecurity ratings, response, and resilience, with more than 12 million companies continuously rated.

Founded in 2014 by security and risk experts Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy and Sam Kassoumeh, SecurityScorecard’s patented security ratings technology is used by over 25,000 organizations for enterprise risk management, third-party risk management, board reporting, due diligence, cyber insurance underwriting, and regulatory oversight.

SecurityScorecard makes the world safer by transforming how companies understand, improve, and communicate cybersecurity risks to their boards, employees, and vendors. SecurityScorecard achieved the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Ready designation, highlighting the company’s robust security standards to protect customer information, and is listed as a free cyber tool and service by the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Every organization has the universal right to its trusted and transparent Instant SecurityScorecard rating. For more information, visit securityscorecard.com or connect with us on LinkedIn.

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