Eddie Puente/ Associate Editor The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) announced that David Abarca, DMC information security program director and assistant professor of Computer Science, has been named a member of a new group of professionals in a statewide council. The Cybersecurity, Education, and Economic Development Council is a new council whose goals, according to Senate Bill 988 enacted in the 82nd regular legislative session, are “improving the infrastructure of this state’s cybersecurity operations with existing resources and through partnerships between government, business, and institutions of higher education and examining specific actions to accelerate the growth of cybersecurity as…