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Poll. Election Hacking Impacts Voter Turn out. 3 Key Pieces of Data.

A poll by Carbon Black reveals the concern level of voters for election integrity.

27% of voters polled are considering not voting because of fear that their voter data will not be secure.
If the 27% hold true, that reduduces voters by 59 million voters
45% think the 2018 elections will be impacted by cyber breaches

SC Media | Cybersecurity concerns may stop 59 million Americans from voting in 2018

The Steps Maryland took after hacker went for its voter information. Procurement Opportunity.

In August 2016, Maryland officials notices hackers were trying to get to voter information, that set off a flurry of legislator and regulator activity. Here’s where they ended up almost a year later:

legislators didn’t find out until it was in the news which ruffled feathers. suprise!
Within 3 days of noticing the hacking attempt, state’s computer staff blocked the IP address from multiple parts of the network
The Maryland elections administrator notified the Governor’s cabinet
2 weeks…

Business TREND. New Data Security Standard on the horizon.

To avoid the use of stolen personally identifiable information, the uK is seeing a rise in the use of biometric identifiers.

SC Media | Rise in use of biometrics products for cyber-security, report predicts

Lege Trend. State CIO + State Cybersecurity Advisory Council. 3 Key Bits of Intel. Read the bill.

Oregon’s Senate Bill 90 creates a new position of Chief Information Officer who is responsible for:

Overseeing the Cybersecurity Advisory Council with 9 voting members and an indeterminate number of appointed, non-voting members
- with required participation by law enforcement representatives
Creating the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence tasked with inter- and intra-agency coordination, threat response, & information-sharing
Mandates agency cooperation with the CIO

Government…

Local Trend. 5 Elements of a School District's Data Security Policy. + Procurement

Why are Frederick County Public Schools (Maryland) adopting new data security rules? The School experiences a data breach.

5 Elements from the new data breach policy:

Requires frequent and thorough teacher and staff training for treatment of sensitive information
incident response planning
acceptable use of technology
information technology security awareness
sets guidelines to mitigate and communicate risks for FCPS student and staff information systems

Also requires a 3rd party…

How to Move Grid Cybersecurity requirements by linking it to 2 other energy bills.

How to pass electric grid cybersecurity standards in 2 steps of legislstive logic:

Tie expedited permitting of pipelines to electric grid modernization
Tie electric grid modernization to grid cybersecurity

Natural Gas Intel | Senate Energy Policy Reform Bill Revived, Fast-Tracked

Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act. That's Real, Folks. 3 Bits Informed Intel.

A bipartisan, and awkwardly named piece of legislation, the Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act, calls for:

National Institute of Standards and Technology would establish a set of baseline voluntary best practices for safeguarding against cyber intrusions
provide the public access to the cyber hygiene practices
require annual updates

The Hill | Senators introduce ‘cyber hygiene’ bill

3 Points. Government Incentives for Healthcare to Protect Its Data.

1/2 of health care organizations say they are prepared for a data breach.

The American Medical Association proposes these data security incentives:

CMS to include among its improvement activities in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), a credit for practices who engage in good cybersecurity hygiene and protect sensitive information;
best practices and tools must be scalable & able to accommodate the needs of physicians of all sizes and practic areas; and
larger practices should share their…

How Cybersecurity Bills Can Hamper Self Driving Car Legislation.

Automakers say they need flexibility to adapt technology of self driving cars.

What’s known for flexibility? the sarcastic answer: enacted statutes and their ability to keep up with technology

What’s the solution for cybersecurity for self driving cars? According to the American Center for Mobility self imposed rules by industry are the best option.

Automotive News | Cybersecurity push may tie up autonomous-car legislation