Welcome to the Future!
The Securities Exchange Commission has issued a warning investment advisers that they need to be more proactive in data security by:
Has a US city had its credit rating downgraded after a cyber attack? No
Do financial industry analysts think it possible to downfgrade a city’s credit rating after a cyber attack? yes
What factors can play into whether a local governmental entity’s credit rating could get downgraded?
State: California
The legislation: Assemblyman Matt Dababneh sought to apply the standard applied to business of requiring 1 year of ID theft protection services for anyone who is impacted by any government breach in California. AB 241 (2017)
The Opposition is winning as the bill stalls. The loyal opposition includes California State Assn. of Counties, the Urban Counties of California, and the League of California Cities
Opposition arguments:
The federal HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY CYBERSECURITY TASK FORCE released 27 recommendations in its June 2017 report, and set forth these 5 future regulatory issues for health care cybersecurity:
Develop a cohesive plan for implementing this report’s recommendations and develop appropriate metrics to measure data security implementation progress.
Conduct a risk analysis, similar to the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, with an overlay for health care cybersecurity and privacy.…
Create a cybersecurity leader role within HHS to align industry- facing efforts for health care cybersecurity.
Establish a consistent, consensus-based health care-specific Cybersecurity Framework
Require federal regulatory agencies to harmonize existing and future laws and regulations that affect health care industry cybersecurity.
Identify scalable best practices for governance of cybersecurity across the health care industry.
Explore potential impacts to the…
The State Legislature that created the Office of Cyber Defense Coordination: Nevada
Within which state agency will the Office live? Nevada’s Department of Public Safety
The Legislation creating the office: Nevada’s AB 471 (2017)
What do these cyber offices look like in other states?
New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell
Georgia has its State Government System Review Board, under the direction of Georgia’s CIO.
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State: Massachusetts
The highest level Massachusetts government position created: Secretary of Technology
The MA Secretary of Technology would be tasked with hiring:
Originator of the MA Secretary of Technology post: The Massachusetts Governor
Data and cyber positions are gaining power insisde and outside government.
Greenfield Recorder | New Baker bill creates Cabinet position for technology
The brainchildren behind Intelligent Transportation Cybersecurity Task Force: Intelligent Transportation Society of America & nonprofit Cyber Future Foundation
Which stakeholders are involved? auto manufacturers, government leaders and transportation officials
What will the task forces study? cybersecurity issues- legal and liability issues and policy, regulation and legislation- to esnusre the highest elevel of safety and privacy in a connected transportation environment
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Background: The FCC in 2017 overturned internet privacy
What is Congress Doing in Response? Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., chairwoman of the Communications and Technology Subcommittee, filed a bill to return the power to regulate the internet back to the FTC.
What do privacy advocacy rights advocates say about this bill? 17 states have bills to protect state resident data privacy. The federal bill by Congrresswoman Blackburn would preempt those state laws.