Welcome to the Future!
Wyoming this year sought to stake out territory as a leader in luring blockchain technology to the state.
These are the benefits that are touted:
The concern:
Casper Star Tribune | Editorial board: Blockchain could be a boon for Wyoming
State: Hawaii
The Equifax Response bill: HB 2342 (HI | 2018)
What does the bill do?
Maui Now | Bill to Make Credit Freezes Free Passes Legislature
State: Texas
The pieces of information that State Representative Giovanni Capriglione wants to prohibit from being sold by the State of Texas:
What information is the State of Texas selling?
Houston Chronicle | Facebook may not sell the data it collects, but the state of Texas sure does
State: West Virginia
The lawsuit by the West Virginia Attorney General: Violation of the the state’s Consumer Credit and Protection Act
The potential penalty: $150,000 for each security breach and $5,000 for each violation of each of the 730,000 West Virginians affected by the Equifax breach
The statement from the WV Attorney General:
“Equifax’s failure to secure consumers’ personal information constitutes a shocking betrayal of public trust and an egregious violation of West Virginia…
Pennsylvania Secretary of State imposed a 12/31/2019 deadline for:
The total estimated cost for all counties: Between $95 million and $153 million
Who is behind the California Mayors Cyber Cup? California Mayors and California Cyberhub
The competition: brings high school and junior high school students from across the state to represent their specific cities in a cybersecurity competition
The policy goals:
CISION | California Uses Cyber Competition to Bring Cybersecurity Awareness to…
the candidate: California State Senate incumbent Sen. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento
the alleged hack: Sent the campaign treasurer, from the candidates account, an invoice for a vaccine-related nonprofit organization, billing the campaign for $46,000, which was paid
What track was left? A series of emails between the Campaign Treasurer and the hackers, pretending to the candidate, with the treasurer asking whether the candidate really wanted to pay the Texas based vaccine related non-profit
Members of “Reform Government Surveillance”: Apple, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Twitter
6 Plank Agenda:
The legislation: Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2018 H.R. 4668
3 Points from HR 4668:
The Support Letter from the US Chamber: HR 4668 Letter
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Conference of Western Attorneys General will be discussing the following data security issues this year:
Enacted Laws to be highlighted: