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Lege Trend: Train Every State Employee on Cyber Security. Read the Bill. Procurement Niche.

Illinois HB 2371 requires every state employee to complete annual cybersecurity training. The Department of Information resources may offer a video in lieu of training.

By every employee, the Legislature managed to exclude these employees:

  • legislative
  • judicial
  • higher education
  • every constitutional officer

Government Technology | In Illinois, Cybersecurity Training for State Employees Now Required by Law

 

Using Government Data to Adjust Public Safety & Mental Health Care Saves Local Government Funds.

Johnson Co. Kansas relies on big data to address public safety and mental health concerns. The use of bug data has saved the local government:

  • thousands in revenue
  • thousands in man hours saved, saving $200,000 in patrol hours
  • reduced mental health related arrests, 45 arrests prevented saved more than $100,000
  • reduced reliance on emergency rooms, saving hospitals $150,000

How did Johnson Co. do it? By cross referencing 2 databases- county wide criminal jsutice database and a health and human…

4 Questions Schools are Asking Education Vendors

  • What data are they capturing?
  • Why are they capturing it?
  • Where are they housing it?
  • How do they recommend that schools house the data?

As schools place a greater concern on ensuring parents that student data is protected, schools are asking their edcation vendors more about data security.

Ed Tech | 3 Tips to Keep Parents Assured that Student Data Is Protected

Business TREND. Employee Cyber Literacy.

Companies are finding cybersecuity weaknesses in employees by sending faux phishing emails and seeing which employees bite.  

Corporate test data shows cyber literacy training reduces the number of employees who fall for phishing scams.

How many years until there are cyber literacy requirements in public education? in state contracts?

SC Media | Diagnosing employee phishing weaknesses key to improving email security

Consumer Tech Assoc. Recommends Consistent Education Policy for Student Data Security. Bonjour Education Contractors

The Consumer Tech Association filing with the Commerce Department recommends government action on cybersecurity/datasecurity policies for education because there are so many differnt players in education.

The recommendations that we may soon see in Education Procurement Contracts:

  • market driven solutions e.g. contractors should step up and talk about their student data security protocols
  • instead of government checklists, we need nimble polcies that can adapt as tech changes
  • public-private…

This Data Gathering Household Machine is Begging & Pleading for Legislation.

Your Roomba is mapping your house and collecting data. Let’s repeat, your Roomba is colelcting data about how to get around your house and what is in your house. 

Better yet, the company hasn’t asked you whether they can keep the data, store the data or sell the data. What retailer wouldn’t want to buy data that says you have no loveseat? or only 1 sad and lonely dining chair?

This type of private property data is screaming for legislation. Legislation about disclosure of the data, sale of…