Fresh off naming San Antonio the #2 spot for cyber security expertise, St. Mary’s University unveils a new Masters of Science degree in cybersecurity. Texas Public Radio
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Bill Filing: DNA Data Security
SB 628 by Van Taylor prohibits a governmental body from:
- capturing or possessing a biometric identifier without:
- express statutory authority to capture or possess the biometric identifier AND
- consent of the individual.
New Legislative Caucus: TX Innovation & High Tech Caucus
Today Representatve Jim Murphy announced the formation of the Texas Innovation and High Tech Caucus. Members of the legislature are directed to contact Bradly Pepper in Represenative Murphy’s Office.
Lege Trend: Student Data Security. Student Data Is the MVP on the Black Data Market.
Selling student data is a hot topic. Education businesses want to buy student data to tweak their products. Releasing student data is of increasing concern to data privacy advocates, especially since data related to children is far more valuable on the black market.
Maryland is bouncing around how to protect student data. Proposals include:
- prohibiting selling student information for profit, including names, grades and test scores, socioeconomic information, search ac…
New Texas Public Private Partnership for Data Security
This week, the U.S. Army Reserve selected UTSA as a founding member of a unique public-private partnership program to train cybersecurity professionals.
Under the Cyber P3 designation, UTSA and other participating schools will help the government fill as many as 40,000 positions nationwide.
US Chamber of Commerce: San Antonio #2 in Data Security Professionals
A US Chamber of Commerce study ranks San Antonio as #2 area for data security professionals. The industry is working to gain traction with local economic development officials. KSAT
UTSA Cyber Security Program Tops in the Nation
UTSA established its Institute for CyberSecurity in 2001. The Institute trains not only students, but also those in business to improve their cybersecurity.
In 2014, the Institute was named the Top cyber security education program in the nation by certified information technology professionals.
TX Data Security Officer Leaves DIR
Last week, Brian Engle, DIR’s data security go-to guy, left his state government post. He is now the first employee of a nonprofit, Retail Industry Information Sharing and Analysis Center.
His new role is to support the retail industry in their cybersecurity efforts and their efforts to protect their customer information and information technology.
Data Security Tops Business Priority Survey
National Retailers Federation revealed a survey that shows that 97% of surveyed business leaders believe data security is top priority for 2015.
Cars Retain Your Data, Folks. Feds File Legislation to Protect Your Car Data.
New federal legislation would establish federal data security standards for car makers. Most cars collect data, without the vehicle owner or driver’s knowledge. The data is then sold to third parties.
Legislation would require:
- car companies and third-party vendors to be competent in:
- detecting
- reporting
- responding to real-time hacking events
- drivers would be notified of:
- data collection,
- data …