Monthly Archives: July 2019

Where: New York Who sits on New York’s Digital Currency Task Force? ConsenSys founder Joseph Lubin Global Blockchain Business Council CEO Sandra Ro adjunct fellow at the foundation for Defense of Democracies Yaya Fanusie co-founder of Blockchain @ Microsoft York Rhodes director of regulatory relations a Ripple Ryan Zagone professor of law at Cardozo School […]

Where: California How many agencies had data security flaws? “high risk deficiencies” at 21 state agencies What regulatory action was called for?  comprehensive information security assessment at least every 3 years prompt resolution by agencies of security issues KCRA | Report finds California government IT security flaws

Where: Columbia (the country) What happened? a data breach impacted 267,000 Columbians at a ride share company How did regulators exercise enforcement powers? The government will suspend drivers licenses of ride share drivers for 25 years actively protect the affected Columbians develop a protocol for handling future data security breaches train staff adopt permanent monitoring […]

Where: Louisiana What happened in Louisiana? Several school systems experienced cyberattacks How did government respond? Governor declares statewide emergency The declared emergency allows local governments to access cybersecurity experts from the Louisiana National Guard, Louisiana State Police, & the Office of Technology Services CNN | Louisiana’s governor declares an emergency after cyberattacks on several school […]

Valuable Data. Education data is valuable for its quantity and youth Unreported Hacking. Education hacks are often unreported when data is viewed but not sized or removed Little Data Security. School networks are more open than corporate networks Small schools and small school districts often don’t have resources for a technology watchdog AP | Cyberattacks […]

What is happening? Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a class action lawsuit against AT&T + 2 data brokers over the sale of AT&T customers’ real-time location data Is this common? Tech types say all the telecoms sell real time location data to location aggregators to bounty hunters and bail bondsman What state laws are we talking […]

Let’s look at how insulin machines can be hacked. When a medical devices manufacturer would correct known flaws, researchers built the system that would kill people by hacking the devices. Were regulators involved? yes, but slow to act, hence why researchers built an app that would kill people if it were deployed to the insulin […]

WHAT? Amazon protests WHY? Protestors do not support the use of Amazon technology by ICE WHERE does this business trend get interesting? In the company’s response (emphasis added): An Amazon representative said in an emailed statement: “There is clearly a need for more clarity from governments on what is acceptable use of [artificial intelligence] and […]

The study: Authenticity Gap report by FleishmanHillard Fishburn What did consumers say for this 7th annual Authenticity Gap report? 66% consumers want companies to show greater purpose & societal impact 73% consumers say companies must show its data security policies & go beyond required regulations 62% say companies take too long to disclose & provide […]

Where: Connecticut How: CT’s state budget contains a provision requiring: All insurance licensees implement an information security program by October 1, 2020 Covering administrative, technical & physical safeguards to protect non-public information What does this mean? Employee training, Record retention program, Risk assessment process, Incident response process, and annual assessments National Law Review | Connecticut’s […]