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Real incident data: VOLT TYPHOON targeting energy OT, BlackCat/Black Basta ransomware hitting mid-market, CXO impersonation fraud up 340% in TX. No marketing fluff.
CMMC L2 (Nov 2026 enforcement), CJIS v6.0 (Oct 2027), FTC Safeguards, HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS 4.0.1, TX SB 820 — what each requires, which applies to you, and how to close gaps.
Real pricing ranges by company size and endpoint count. How to avoid per-seat traps, hidden MDR fees, and "compliance theater" vendors who check boxes without stopping attacks.
The 12 questions to ask before signing. 90-day minimums, per-alert pricing, no dedicated analyst, offshore SOCs, shared threat intel — the signs that an MSSP will disappoint you.
Honest comparison of 6 national MSSPs against CoreRecon's TX-focused, SDVOSB, 30-min SLA model. Performance data, not marketing claims.
The exact checklist CoreRecon uses with new clients in the first 90 days — what gets configured, tested, documented, and reported before the relationship is "live."
DoD contractors handling CUI must achieve CMMC L2 by November 2026 or lose contract eligibility. 110 NIST 800-171 controls, third-party C3PAO assessment required for L3.
Defense · DoDFBI Criminal Justice Information Services policy v6.0 auditing now live. Law enforcement agencies and contractors must meet enhanced background check and audit requirements.
Law Enforcement · GovernmentFinancial institutions and lenders must comply with 16 CFR Part 314. Auto dealers, credit unions, insurance, and finance companies face active FTC enforcement with civil penalties up to $100K per violation.
Finance · Auto · InsuranceOCR enforcement at all-time highs. TX healthcare organizations handling ePHI need documented risk assessments, BAAs with all vendors, and 72-hour breach notification compliance.
Healthcare · PHITexas-specific law: 48-hour notification to TX Attorney General required for breaches affecting 250+ TX residents. Covers ALL industries — not just healthcare. Non-compliance risks AG enforcement action.
All TX OrganizationsService organizations handling sensitive data (cloud providers, SaaS, MSPs, logistics platforms) face growing customer requirements for SOC 2 Type II reports as a contract condition.
Technology · 3PL · SaaSChina MSS-affiliated group has been inside U.S. energy, water, and telecom OT networks since mid-2022 using living-off-the-land techniques (LOLBins). TX energy operators and water utilities are explicitly targeted. Objective: sabotage capability, not data theft.
Targeting TX mid-market manufacturers, municipalities, and healthcare orgs with double-extortion attacks. Data exfiltrated before encryption, then held for ransom. Average TX demand: $2.4M. Typical dwell time: 18–34 days.
Business email compromise targeting CFOs, controllers, and procurement managers in TX organizations. Deepfake audio for wire fraud is live in TX. 340% YoY increase in BEC attacks on TX businesses. Average loss: $107K.
Brunswick Corp. paid $85M ransom after a shared MSP compromise affected 3 TX manufacturing facilities. If you share an IT vendor with another organization, you're exposed to their risk. Audit your MSP or become the next case study.
Two CDK Global outages in 2024 cost the automotive industry $1B+ in lost revenue. DMS (Dealer Management System) providers are prime attack targets. Auto dealers, dealerships, and any organization dependent on cloud DMS are exposed.
* Pricing based on TX market research, public MSSP pricing pages, and CoreRecon benchmarking. Per-endpoint pricing above 200 endpoints typically results in volume discounts. CoreRecon pricing includes monitoring, threat response, and compliance reporting — no per-alert surprise fees.
If they can't show you their average response time from the last 90 days, the contract promise means nothing.
You're competing for analyst attention. When you have a live intrusion, you're one of thousands with "priority" tickets.
CJIS compliance requires US-based personnel for CJIS-connected systems. Offshore SOCs fail CJIS audit readiness.
They make more money when you're under attack. Aligned incentives are critical — demand all-inclusive pricing.
National threat feeds miss TX-specific risks: energy sector targeting, Port of Houston, state agency threat actors.
If the relationship goes bad, you're stuck. Require a 90-day pilot period with a clear exit before annual commitment.
Some MSSPs show you a dashboard and call it compliance. Real compliance requires evidence collection, audit trails, and documented remediation.
You're assigned a rotating junior analyst. You need a named security lead who understands your industry and compliance posture.
A 9-hospital system in the DFW area paid $4.7M in incident response, legal fees, breach notification, and credit monitoring for 580K patient records after a phishing compromise. The initial intrusion started with an unpatched VPN vulnerability. No MSSP coverage at time of breach.
A manufacturing firm in Houston wired $1.2M to a spoofed vendor account after a convincing deepfake audio call from "the CEO." TX DPS and FBI recovered $340K. The remaining $860K was gone. No email security or BEC detection in place.
Brunswick (boat manufacturer) paid $85M to restore operations after a shared MSP compromise led to BlackCat ransomware. 3 Texas facilities affected. The attack vector: a trusted IT vendor's RMM tool. Brunswick's cyber insurance covered $40M. The rest was direct loss.
Guaranteed in writing. Not "we'll get to it" — a live analyst on the phone within 30 minutes of a critical alert. National average: 4–24 hours.
No offshore analysts. CJIS-compliant. Same timezone as your team. Direct escalation to a named analyst, not a ticket queue.
Direct intel sharing relationships with FBI San Antonio, CISA Region 6, and TX DPS Cyber Intelligence Unit. You're not getting generic feeds.
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Many TX state agencies and DoD contracts have SDVOSB preferences. We're certified, not just "minority-owned."
Try us for 90 days. If we're not delivering, walk away. We earn the annual contract through performance, not fine print.
Named vCISO assigned to every client. Quarterly strategic reviews, not just tickets. You're not a client number — you're a partnership.
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If you're experiencing a data breach, ransomware, or active intrusion — time matters. CoreRecon provides emergency incident response within 30 minutes for Texas organizations. Don't wait. Every hour of delay costs money and data.