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What campaign related voter information was hacked? Voter files compiled by L2, a political data brokerage, but hacked from a client (campaign) that left the voter information unprotected on a cloud
What type of voter information was exposed? names, addresses, political preferences and opinions on social issues
Where were the hackers? Serbia or routed through Serbia
The Federal Trade Commission publishes “Start with Security: A Guide for Business” & offers these recommendations for business:
Are all data breaches electronic? No, hard copies of personal information are still sources of data breaches.
Are there examples of major data breaches that were based on hard paper copies? Yes. For example:
Do data breach laws discuss paper records? No, not all. The Federal laws and these 8…
Why Illinois updated its data security laws? To make the laws more consistent with technology
What additional personal information is covered by data breach law?
How will businesses be able to notify consumers of a breach? By email
Cook County Record | New IL legislation updates data breach law to cover more tech, speed required consumer notifications
According to the author of The Car Hacker’s Handbook, the data your car collects is more valuable to hackers than taking over control of your vehicle.
Tech Crunch | The Car Hacker’s Handbook digs into automotive data security
Ponemon Institute released its annual data breach informatics. The cost of an average daa breach has risen to $7 million.
Law 360 | Data Breach Costs Rise To $7M Per Incident, Study Says
Which financial entity is facing an SEC fine for a data breach? Morgan Stanley
How much is the SEC fine? $1,000,000
What was the data breach? Security measures failed to prevent an employee from transfering account information to a private server that was hacked
What do federal rules require of financial entities? policies and procedures that are reasonably designed to protect customer data
The Hill | Morgan Stanley to pay $1M SEC fine for data breach
What government is requiring authorization from the governing body before a purchase of surveillance equipment can be made? Santa Clara County deep on Silicon Valley
Which police purchases will require approval? Any law enforcement purchase of new surveillance technologies. e.g.:
What entities can approve the police technology? County board and district attorney approval are required
Why require…
Data Security is the 1 key element missing from the 7 states that have passed self driving car laws.
Cars can be hacked. Cars contain data. The data your car’s computers contain can be used for:
California is addressing vehicle data via regulation by requiring:
IT Pro Portal | Why four-year-old data is more valuable than you think