November 2017 – Page 2 – InfoHive

Local Trend. Cities Buying Cyber Insurance. Legislative Protection?

Cities in Wyoming are purchasing cyber insurance to protect themselves from hackers.

Some say that the Legislature should act to protect cities from hackers.

Proposed legislation includes:

long prison term for those caught conducting cyber attack
a world-wide agreement on how to abolish cyber attacks

Cody Enterprise | EDiTORIAL: Cyber insurance good idea for city

Hawkeye Attorney General Reviewing State Cyber Security Policies and Laws as Part of Equifax Response.

The Iowa Attorney General is reviewing the state’s cyber security protocols to do 3 things:

identify shortfalls in current legal requirements for those who store personal information
look to enhance consumer protections
seek to lessen the burden on consumers who’ve been victimized by data breaches
- Such as “scrutinizing the fees that credit reporting agencies are allowed to charge Iowans for freezing and unfreezing credit reports — particularly data breach victims,”

Des Moines…

Business Trend. Bring legislators from across the country together to address cybersecurity.

Mcirosoft is hosting legislators from across the country to address cyber security legislative solutions.

Des Moines Register | Amid growing threats, Iowa lawmakers push for better state and local cybersecurity

State Pension System Hacked. 3 Pieces of Info Hackers Used.

The pension that was hacked: IPERS, Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System

Hackers used this information:

dates of birth
social security numbers
created online IPERS accounts to reroute payments

Government Technology | How Cyber-Thieves Stole From Iowa Pension Accounts

Cybersecurity. Tops Health Care Business Concerns. The Who. What. Why.

WHO: ECRI Institute annual health technology hazards list

WHAT: #1 concern is data security. #2 concern is endoscope reprocessing failures #3 Alert fatigue

WHY: A May WannaCry cyberattack on UK hospitals shut down all medical equipment except emergency services.

Health Care IT | ECRI: Cybersecurity tops 2018 health technology hazards

Lege Trend: Cyber Security State Volunteer Corps. Read the Bill.

State : Michigan

When did Michigan create its Cyber Security Volunteer Corps? 2013 under the Michigan Department of Technology, Management, and Budget

What did the 2017 amendment do? Michigan’s HB 4508 codifies the Corps and permits volunteers to bring cyber-defense services to nonprofit organizations, private businesses, educational groups, and other non-governmental associations.

What is required of volunteers? Volunteers must undergo criminal background and FBI checks

Is there…

US Treasury Report Supports Uniform State Legislation. Insurers and Data Security. See the Bill.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s October 276.2017 report entitled, A Financial System
That Creates Economic Opportunities Asset Management and Insurance, goes all in for uniform state legislation for data security model legislation for insurers.

What is the model legislation? The NAIC Data Security Model Law

What’s the 10,000 foot view of the Model law?

Applies to insurers, agents, and other licensees.
Cover 3 hot data security issues:
- implementation of information security programs
- i…