Welcome to the Future!
…California.
The Hill reports that Congressinaction is by default allowing California’s data breach laws to precedence as a national standard.
California data security laws tackle business notification requirements; education data breaches; and health care data breaches.
10 States that strengthened daa security laws in 2015:
Which agency is causing an uproar? The federal Office of Personnel Management. AKA “The OPM Breach of 2015”
How did the agency mishandle the data breach? A report this week from OPM’s Inspector General found 5 contracting irregularities when OPM awarded a $21M clean up the data breach contract.
The 5 Government Contracting Problems:
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is wrangling over wording in an anti-hacking statute.
What legislative craft became legal fodder? Whether a law that prevents hacking can be applied against a business.
Why does this matter to your clients? Businesses want to protect the data they retain and the data their customers have on their websites and computers. But, who owns that data?
Why does this matter in Texas? Data storage facilities in Texas, like the large Facebook data storage open…
Australia is re-writing its data security laws. A draft proposal includes exemptions from notification requirements for governmental entities and telecommunications companies.
Australia’s Draft Data Security Legislation
The Guardian | Telcos and security agencies exempted from data breach rules in draft bill
Where? Virgina
What budget provisions are boosting data security? Governor McAuliffe says the state’s budget will include education investments for cybersecurity, including:
New York Legislature, at the behest of its Attorney General, is strengthening its data security laws.
Assembly Bill 6866 adds new data to protection requirements and increases penalties.
This bill creates these standards that establish compliance with the law for businesses:
New York Legislature is considering stronger data security laws which would:
Moody’s is warning that its ratings analysis will include cybersecurity.
Moody’s big picutre cybsersecurity:
Moody’s specific analysis will include:
Why does this matter to Texas? Every state entity and local governmental entity that issues bonds will be impacted.
VTech, a manufacturer of electronic educational gadgets for kids, has been hacked.
Hackers took:
Remedies:
Motherboard | Hacker Obtained Children’s Headshots and Chatlogs From Toymaker…