Monthly Archives: April 2020

Who is the report from?  Cyber Solarium Commission Why is more cyber crime data necessary? to create better policies against cybercrime What governmental entity should collect the cybercrime data? Congress should create a Bureau of Cyber Statistics within the Department of Commerce  How could this data help in COVID times? Better track cybercrime that some say […]

Where: Daytona Beach, Florida How are Daytona Beach Police utilizing drones? drones with speakers to remind people of distancing or curfews a drone with a FLIR (Forward-looking infrared) camera will monitor visitors and identify elevated body temperatures Wicked Local Metro via Governing | Drones in Florida Remind Residents to Keep Their Social Distance

Where: Boston, Massachusetts What Apps did Boston adopt to keep its citizens updated on COVID? A daily info graphic tracking COVID in the area COVID impact in Boston and the state How did the apps come about? Using publicly available data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & the state’s Department of Public Health, […]

Name an entity that has been slow to upgrade tech? Yes, government, like your parents is notoriously slow at adopting new technology What is COVID doing to jumpstart more government tech investments? As government systems crash, the lag in technology upgrades by government is being exposed What tech will be upgraded? mainframes proprietary software move […]

How has data increased? White House has requested more data under the Stored Communications Act to track COVID What regulatory/legislative issues are emerging? What limits are on the government on the backend to protect the data Can the government later sell the data? Can government compel companies to provide location data of their customers? Is […]

Who: University of Alabama What: Sent its football players Apple Watches to track locations during COVID The justification: The Apple watches are resources to provide for the health and well-being of student-athletes during this crisis USA Today | Alabama’s use of Apple watches to track football players sets off rules debate

When did Nevada first pass blockchain legislation? 2017 What type of investments in block chain have been made since 2017? $400 million What applications of blockchain are included in the investments? financial transactions supply chain management Walmart rolled out a blockchain pilot to track food safety  tracked food safety information in 3 seconds a pilot […]

Where: Alabama What: Alabama’s Department of Health is sharing the physical addresses of people who tested positive for COVID 19 with emergency responders How does HIPPA calculate into this health information privacy issue? Alabama determined that  public safety outweigh privacy concerns Does Alabama have a law that also addresses this exception to health care information […]

Where: Michigan How is Michigan’s CISO helping local governments with cyber security? a proactive step to build on the 2018 pilot that allowed local governments to treat the state CISO as the local government’s chief security officer works in tandem with the deployment of the Michigan Cyber Civilian Corps(often abbreviated as MiC3) to assist with recovery […]

The association representing fintech interests:  Innovative Lending Platform Association How does fintech operating lending services in ways that differ from the traditional? underwrite loans using algorithms at speed and scale How much COVID stimulus could be available for fintech startups? $450 billion in loans are set to be distributed through the Small Business Administration  Tech […]