Who is recommending incentives for cyber insurance? Foundation for Defense of Democracies Where did the Foundation for Defense of Democracies make this recommendation? In its report The Role of Cyber Insurance in Securing the Private Sector What types of government incentives were recommended? tax credits for all government contractors who have cyber insurance Why are […]
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2 Reasons Schools & Libraries are the Preferred Target for Big Game Hackers
What commonalities do schools & libraries share that draws hackers to them? lack of funding lack of cyber security resources 2 most common hacks before ransomeware: malware banking trojans Politico Morning CyberSecurity | School Blues
Local TREND. Cities + Private Business = Cyberthreat Warning
Where: Los Angeles What is this non-profit public private partnership that L.A. created? LA Cyber Lab Who is involved in LA CyberLab? IBM Entertainment industry Utility representatives Local Universities Health care industry Telecom What are the goal os the LA Cyber Lab? provide businesses with threat intelligence build better local level digital defense Politico Morning […]
Election Cybersecurity. 1st State to Ban Bar Codes.
Where: Colorado What: Colorado is the 1st state to ban bar codes (QR Codes) from paper ballots How are QR Codes/bar Codes used on paper ballots? The bar codes/QR codes are a means to count paper ballots What did the Colorado Secretary of State say? Voters had no way to verify the bar code or […]
Business TREND. Tracking Event Ticket Holder Locations.
What ticketing entity is tracking its ticket holders? University Alabama at football games Why are student location tracked when they attend football games? Incentives are given to students who stay through the 4th quarter ESPN | Bama tracking students to check 4-quarter stays
+1 Legislature. Yes, cameras. No, Facial Recognition.
Where: California What: AB 1215 (2019 | CA) How did the Legislature split the difference to approve cameras and disapprove facial recognition? Approving law enforcement body cameras Excepting and prohibiting cameras with facial recognition Prohibiting using footage from body cameras for later use by facial recognition software What arguments support prohibiting facial recognition? Privacy of […]
51 Tech Execs Calling for Federal Data Privacy.
Where can I find the list of 51 tech companies: Their September 10, 2019 letter is here. Did the tech companies work with a business group? Yes, Business Roundtable What are the top 3 arguments the 51 tech CEOS make: We support data privacy The burden shouldn’t be on consumers to keep up There can’t […]
Cybersecurity +Pensions.
Who was hacked? A law enforcement pension in Oklahoma How much was stolen? $4.2 Million What happened? investment manager for the fund was hacked What regulatory/legislative reaction is forthcoming? Cybersecurity standards for outside and internal investment managers at pension systems Other pensions hacked: 2016 $100,000 hacked from a Pennsylvania borough’s police pension fund 2017 hackers […]
+1 State new blockchain legislation
Where: Illinois What bill did the Illinois Governor sign? Public Act 101-0514, also known as the Blockchain Technology Act HB 3575 (2019 | IL) How does the bill embrace blockchain technology? legal recognition of smart contracts legal recognition of blockchain-based records legal recognition of blockchain-based signatures Kane County Reporter | ILLINOIS STATE HOUSE DISTRICT 50: […]
3 Consumer Demands Post-Data Breach for your clients and companies.
WHO called for the study on consumer expectations and data breaches? Experian WHAT did consumers say? 90% more forgiving of a company that responded to a breach in a prompt & transparent manner 66% would stop doing business with a company that dillydallied in the face of a data breach 6 weeks the number of […]