Monthly Archives: August 2019

Which state is the latest member of the Electronic Registration Information Center? Florida What does the Electronic Registration Information Center provide states? ability to crosscheck voter registration data against the data in 29 other member states identify duplicates & outdated records from voters who have moved or died Government Technology | Florida Joins Electronic Registration […]

Who announced the Confidential Computing Consortium? Linux Foundation What other tech companies are involved? Alibaba Arm Baidu Google Cloud IBM Intel Microsoft Red Hat Swisscom Tencent The goals of the consortium: defining and accelerating the adoption of confidential computing accelerate the confidential computing market influence technical and regulatory standards build open source tools Linux Foundation […]

Where is a school district engaging in a partnership on cyberbullying? Harlingen CISD Who is Harlingen CISD partnering with on cyberbullying? Department of Homeland Security What are the goals of the partnership? educate the community on cyberbullying: the signs, how it occurs, who is involved, where it occurs (apps, email, the web) crack down on […]

Where: Georgia What action did the Georgia Governor take by Executive Order? reconstituted the State Government Systems Cybersecurity Review Board require all state workers to undergo training to prevent ransomware attacks Georgia Governor Executive Order 08.13.19.01  Atlanta Journal Constitution | Georgia governor orders new cybersecurity training after crippling attacks

Where: North Carolina How is North Carolina proposing to allocate cybersecurity training funds? skip over state institutions of higher education allocate funds to a small private college What is the higher education cybersecurity landscape in North Carolina? UNC cybersecurity program is well regarded, long standing for 20+ years National Security Agency and Department of Homeland […]

How many states considered legislation? 24 How many states enacted legislation? 3: Nevada, Illinois, and Maine How many states created a task force instead? 5: Texas, Hawaii, Louisiana, North Dakota and Connecticut How many states enacted legislation in 2018? 1: california How many states pushed cybersecurity legislation to 2020? 7: Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New […]

Who is touting liability protection as integral to cybersecurity legislation? National Security Institute at George Mason Univeristy Antonin Scalia School of Law Why is liability protection crucial? incentivizes beneficial action by industry corrects negative incentives created by liability for technical missteps that do not harm consumers promotes sharing of security issues and solutions National Security […]

Who is making the argument about HIPPA needing to adjust to modern data? Apixio Chief Technology Officer  What 3 reasons were given as HIPPA inability to meet modern data? healthcare providers cannot keep up with the threat on their own HIPPA created an unequal level of protection of data as data flows this is a […]

Where: Congress What bill will require data broker registration? S2342 (116th Congress) Which agency will oversee the registration? the FTC How many requirements did the FTC want to place on data brokers? 3  consumers unlimited access to their data, including any sensitive data give consumers a reasonable level of detail to their data require opt-out […]

Where: Arizona What legislation: HB 2418 (2019 | AZ) a bill about data security and motor vehicles What arguments are tech companies making in opposition? federal Constitutional preemption violation of Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Copyright Act, Defend Trade Secrets Act, Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Federal Contracts Clause and Dormant Commerce Clause The […]