Monthly Archives: March 2019

Regulatory TREND. Security Gaps in Medical Equipment

New data breach lingo: The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)

Why does this matter? Health care data breaches are thepriciest at $08 per record

What’s the latest breach of medical devices? ultasound equipment that can be hacked and have images swppaed by hackers

Dark Reading | Ultrasound Machine Diagnosed with Major Security Gaps

Politico | Why 2020 contenders need to worry about hackers now 

3 Reasons States Should Act on Cybersecurity Standards

  • Timely. All 6 US Senators running for President in 2020 are cosponsors of cybsercurity legislation
  • History of federal Action. Standardizing cybersecurity practices at the federal level is difficult
  • Agency infighting  is creating disparate standards
  • State Success. State leaders have pushed legislative success to protect its citizens like:
    • TX, IL, WA and MA protecting biometric data
    • OH liability protection law
    • CA version of GDPR

The Hill | Why states should push forward with cyber laws

Lege TREND. Tort Actions in Personal Information Data Breaches

California’s SB 561 (CA | 2019)  would allow individuals to bring suit against a company for a data breach that includes their personal information.

The caveat: companies would have to have failed to provide reasonable security precautions.

Insurance Journal | California Bills Would Add More Punch to Consumer Data Protection Law

Anatomy of a Bill. State Data Analytics Center. From XRays to Blood Specimens to help Legislators & Universities

Georgia’s House Bill 197 (GA | 2019)  would create:

  • a statewide data analytics center — the Georgia Data Analytic Center — under the Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
  • is in repsonse to Experian data breach
  • aggregate data from all constituent services would be available to lawmakers, state agencies, academic institutions and public and private researchers.

Rome News Tribune | Legislation creating Georgia Data Analytics Center clears Crossover Day hurdle

Lege TREND. Wyoming. Leader in Blockchain Legislation. 4 New Bills.