{"id":221640,"date":"2026-03-09T13:24:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/governor-abbott-directs-state-health-agencies-to-address-potential-ccp-connected-cybersecurity-risks-texasinsider\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:30:11","slug":"governor-abbott-directs-state-health-agencies-to-address-potential-ccp-connected-cybersecurity-risks-texasinsider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/governor-abbott-directs-state-health-agencies-to-address-potential-ccp-connected-cybersecurity-risks-texasinsider\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Abbott Directs State Health Agencies to Address Potential CCP-Connected Cybersecurity Risks | texasinsider"},"content":{"rendered":"

Governor Abbott Directs State Health Agencies to Address Potential CCP-Connected Cybersecurity Risks | texasinsider<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/texasinsider.org\/articles\/governor-abbott-directs-state-health-agencies-to-address-potential-ccp-connected-cybersecurity-risks<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-09 13:24:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: texasinsider.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\u201cMaintaining Texans\u2019 physical security and protecting their personal privacy, especially personal medical data, is of paramount importance.\u201d<\/strong> <\/p>\n

\u2013 Governor Abbott<\/p>\n

\nTexas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas \u2013 Governor Abbott today released a\u00a0letter<\/strong>\u00a0directing state agencies and state-owned medical facilities in Texas to address potential cybersecurity concerns linked to medical equipment manufactured in the People’s Republic of China. In his letter, he directs the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), and public university systems to review cybersecurity and procurement policies to protect Texans from data breaches of their medical information.<\/p>\n

\n\u201cMaintaining Texans\u2019 physical security and protecting their personal privacy, especially personal medical data, is of paramount importance,\u201d said Governor Abbott<\/strong>. \u201cI will not let Communist China spy on Texans. State-owned medical facilities must ensure there are safeguards in place to protect Texans\u2019 private medical data and our critical medical infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n

\nIn January, the Trump Administration\u2019s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a series of notices describing security vulnerabilities found in Chinese-manufactured patient monitoring devices. These risks include the ability of unauthorized actors to access protected health information remotely. These notices confirm the warnings of experts who have elevated the proliferation of Chinese-manufactured smart medical devices across our healthcare system as a serious data privacy concern.<\/p>\n

Governor Abbott has taken significant action to protect Texans from hostile foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party:
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