Monthly Archives: April 2020

Who is monitoring privacy issues? “Privacy Hawks” & Civil Liberties Groups What top 3 issues are talked about? Will a person’s location be collected? Apple & Google apps will launch with bluetooth contact monitoring which does not collect location data Who will make contact to relay that a person has been in contact with a […]

34% higher revenue growth Less than 1/4 of boards are digitally savvy More than 3 digitally savvy board members brings economic benefits How does a company add digitally savvy board members? Use consistent terminology understood by all Treat digital strategies are business strategies Track company digital data (e.g. digital use, orders…) Talk about business digital […]

Innovation from local governments benefit a new normal? Electronic Signatures to reduce contracting times by days if not weeks Virtual Training for City Employees to allow employees to hit the ground running Courts Adopt Conference Calls to reduce courtroom time for conferences Electronic Bail Process speeds up the bail process and transfers documents electronically Benefits […]

Most common drone use: Reinforce social distancing rules via loudspeakers and a recorded message. This method was first used by Spain and China. Benefits of using drones for crowds/social distancing: drones can cover more ground drones have a greater vantage point over officers on the ground drones have an advantage getting to hard to reach […]

What companies are building COVID tracking? Apple together with Google How will it work? via bluetooth Android and iOS phones will communicate & track when individuals pass within 6 feet of someone who tested positive What privacy assurances are offered? “strong protections around user privacy” transparency and consent “are of utmost importance for the app […]

Who are the Tech Groups: The Internet Association BSA, the Software Alliance CompTIA Cyber Threat Alliance Cybersecurity Coalition Global Cyber Alliance Alliance for Digital Innovation Information Technology Industry Council What 5 Reasons do Tech Companies show that cybersecurity needs more government funding? chronic lack of workforce in state and local governments patchwork legacy systems under-sourced […]

Since April 1, 2020 Google found the following number of COVID malware & phishing scams: 18 million malware and phishing emails PER DAY related to the novel coronavirus + 240 million coronavirus-related daily spam messages 99.9% of spam, phishing, and malware is blocked by Google’s machine learning software The Hill | Google reports 18M coronavirus-related […]

Supporting arguments for 5G expansion during COVID: 5G helps with working from home International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection updated its standards to include that 5G poses no significant health risk COVID exposed education achievement gaps in low-income, rural and disadvantaged schools Opposition arguments for 5G expansion during COVID: unknown adverse health effects like cancer […]

Where: Connecticut What surveillance is proposed? medical surveillance proposed by a report by medical experts affiliated with the American Enterprise Institute + “voluntary” quarantines for those who test positive enforcement via mobile phone apps regional approach to reopening in coordination with New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Pennsylvania contact tracing What controls is the […]

148% increase in ransomware during COVID 38% increase in cyberattacks against financial institutions (the largest hit to a industry) 70.9% of the attacks on financial services sector were from the Kryptik trojan CarbonBlack | Amid COVID-19, Global Orgs See a 148% Spike in Ransomware Attacks; Finance Industry Heavily Targeted