April 2016 – Page 3 – InfoHive

All the State Budget Data Security Items. Procurement. Procurement. Procurement.

In Legislative Appropriation Request Trends:

3rd party contracts to assess security at agencies
HB 2783 (2013) required a study to see if agency computer systems were legacy.
- Hello, 3rd party contracts to replace or upgrade legacy systems
- Legacy systems are a higher security risk
- Over 1/2 agency computer systems are

In 2015’s State Budget:

Article IX, Section 9.10 : DIR prioritization of state agencies’ cybersecurity projects
Article IX, Section 9.11, Cybersecurity…

Health insurance and health data sells for 60 to 70 times what social security numbers sell for on the black market.

State Attorney Generals oppose federal control over health care data security and data privacy
States are better equipped to make fast changes in the data driven economy
Breaches that are small and localized are better handled by local authorities and not the federal government

What state recently enacted new telemedicine laws? Washington State

What data security elements were included in the Washington State legislation?

Establishes best practices that complies with ““generally accepted health care practices and standards.”
- Boils down to HIPAA and the HITECH Act & existing state law
Establishes a technology standard of ““the standards required by state and federal laws governing the privacy and security of protected health information.”
Allows…