Monthly Archives: October 2019

Where: Baltimore What happened to spark the $20M cyber insurance policy? The city experienced a ransomeware attack that cost the city $18M How did the bidding process work? 17 different carriers bid 2 contracts issued combined total of $835,103 Chubb will provide $10 million in coverage, with a price tag of $500,103 AXA XL price […]

Who is calling for international rules for cryptocurrency? deputy governor of the Banque De France, the central bank of France Where were the remarks made? Forum of Monetary and Financial Institutions  Why now? Cryptocurrency isn’t that new? Facebook. Its proposed cryptocurrency “could become a threat to international stability due to its huge user base.” IHODL […]

Where: California What: AB 1130 (2019 | CA) Which new pieces of data are protected and trigger breach notifications? passport information taxpayer identification numbers military identification numbers Bloomberg Law | California Extends Data Breach Law to Passports, Biometric Data Lake County News | Attorney General Becerra and Assemblymember Levine’s data breach notification bill signed into […]

What are the benefits of facial recognition software in schools? SAFETY. Ability to identify who is in a school with proper permissions What are the harms of facial recognition software? WATCHING. Actively monitoring and watching students raises eyebrows to Dan Levy heights UNRELIABLE. Facial recognition software is not reliable especially for people of color and […]

Who explained the situation? Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel To whom was the situation explained? National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee How did the disaster plan work? 1st city to detect something was wrong called its managed service provider in the early morning of Aug. 16. By 8:46 a.m. Department […]

Where: Michigan What’s RFRA? Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why are new state bills being filed? To keep tech companies like Google and Facebook content neutral What’s the actual issue? Whether tech companies should monitor fake news and hate speech What’s the legislation in Michigan? HB 4801 (2019 | MI) Governing | Michigan Bill Aims to […]

Where: New York The legislation: S4119 (2019 | NY) signed by Governor Who can first responders sell patient information to under this bill? health providers the patient’s insurer parties with appropriate legal authority Who cannot buy 1st responder patient data under this bill? advertisers marketers promoters to any activity used to influence sales Health IT […]

What are 4 ways public education can use blockchain technology? smart boards student records control the dispersal of copyrighted materials innovative learning platforms JaxEnter | The impact of blockchain technology on education

How do you make companies report breaches? How to do you make companies comply with reporting deadlines? How do you make companies comply with data security assessment requirements? How do you get companies to conduct privacy impact assessments to understand cyber vulnerabilities? How do governments manage fine penalty revenue? CIO Dive | GDPR pains that […]

What is the unintended consequence? Public comments submitted by political operatives without permission or comments from a dead person How many fake public comments are we talking about? The NY Attorney General estimates 9.6 million stolen identities submitted comments Where is the image problem? The stolen identities have allegedly been traced to a political organization […]