Monthly Archives: January 2018

Equifax Fix TREND. The different route a Plains State Takes. 3 Key Points from the Bill.

Nebraska Legislature is considering LB 757  that will:

  • Applies data security requires people and businesses that owns, licenses or maintains data of Nebraska residents
  • Requires a data security standard of “reasonable security procedures and practices:
  • Ties the state legislation to  Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 

How does this differ from other state approaches?

  • Other states have focused on free credit freezes and free credit report…

Red State Bill. Protecting Health Care Data in its Data Security Laws. Read the bill Text. Be informed.

Iowa’s Attorney General is supporting House Study Bill 526 (2018)  which adds the following health care information to the state’s data breach statute:

  • medical records, physical and mental health
    • including treatment & diagnosis
  • health insurance information

Any other requirements in House Study Bill 526 (2018) ?

  • 45 day notification requirement
  • 128-bit data encryption requirement
  • Notification to the state if written notification to more than 500 consumers in the state is required by a…

3 Reasons this Georgia Data Security Bill Poses a Threat to Security Researchers

Gerogia Legislature is considering Senate Bill 315 (2018) .

Data Security research supporters say the bill raises these 3 concerns:

  • The terms  “access” and “authority” are not clearly defined
  • because the terms are not clearly defined research will be quelled for the fear of committing an unknown crime
  • The Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act also had broad terms and led to the “overzealous” prosecution of researchers

What’s the goal of the bill? To add the crime of unauthorized computer…

+ 1 Executive Order on Net Neutrality. Where. How. Who. Why. What.

Where: New York

Who: New York Governor Cuomo

How: By Executive Order

What does the executive order do? NY Executive Order Number 75

  • Prohibits state contracts with entities that  treat all web traffic equally
  • Establishes internet access as an essential service

Why: In response to the FCC net nuetrality repeal, NY became the 2nd state to creae its own net nuetrality provisions.

The Hill | Cuomo signs executive order protecting net neutrality in New York

 

10 Data Security Ordinance Trends for Local Government.

  • City-wide digital platforms Data gathering, aggregating, and analyzing data 
  • Development of Connected Intersections Smart City initiatives 
  • Computing at the edge  faster and accurate for data analytics.
  • Merging of GIS, big data, and analytics data modeling community behavior
  • Public safety vehicles as digital hubs  faster and more accurately emergency response 
  • More Connected vehicle capabilities, See NHTSA suggestions for Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications. The Feds- yay!
  • Greater…

Bill Requires an Agency to Audit Other Agency Data Security Standards. Procurement Opportunity. Read the Bill.

H.R. 1224 (115th Congress) requires a 6 point audit of federal agency data security:

  • a description of staffing plans
  • workforce capabilities
  • methods of conducting such audits
  • coordination with agencies to support such audits
  • expected timeframe for the completion of the audits
  • other relevant information

 

+1 Southern State. Free Credit Report Freezes & Thaws. Read the Bills & the loyal opposition.

Florida legislature is considering SB 1302 and HB 953  that will end fees for freezing or unfreezing a credit report.

The bills make no other changes to credit reporting entities.

The opposition, the “Consumer Data Industry Association,” opposes bills that removes all fees from credit freezes.

Palm Beach Post | Florida considers ending fee to freeze credit as Equifax leads gripes

 

By the Numbers Tech Spending in Lobbying, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs.

2017 Congressional spending by tech companies:

  • Google spent $18 million (up from $15.4 million)
  • Facebook spent $11.6 million (up from $8.7 million)
  • Twitter  spent $561,000  (down from $680,000) 
  • Amazon spent $12.8 million  ( up from  $11 million)
  • Apple spent $7.1 million (up from $4.6 million)
  •  Netflix spent  $800,000 (same amount from 2016)
  • NCTA – The Internet & Television Association: $12.8 million  (down from $13.3 million)

The Hill | As Tech Industry Boosts Lobbying Spending, Showbiz…

3 Steps Montana Took. 1st State to Add Net Neutrality. Executive Order included

How did Montana add net nuetrality on the state level? Executive Order

What does Governor Steve Bullock (D) executive order require? internet service providers with state contracts to abide by net neutrality principle:

  • “in order to receive a contract with the state government, internet service providers must not engage in blocking or throttling web content or create internet fast lanes.”

Effective Date: Immediately with a 6 month grace period

The Hill | Montana becomes first state to…