Category Archives: 2017 legislative issue

Lege TREND. Health Care Data Breach Law Moving in West. 5 Keys for your Healthcare Clients. Give them the bill before it comes to Texas.

Which state is considering new health care data breach laws? California

What health companies are the targets of new data security laws? wearable devices and consumer-facing apps  that track health data like steps taken, heart rate, etc…

Read the bill: California Assembly Bill 2688

The bill’s highlights:

  • require customers’ permission—via an “opt-in” request
  • Without an opt-in,  personally identifiable information cannot be shared with advertisers, health plans, data…

INTERIM. LegeTrend: State Moves to Cloud Computing. Data Security. New Procurement Opportunities.

Your informed intel:

Which state is making a move to cloud computing that is triggering data security issues and new procurement opportunities? Arizona

What procurement opportunities does the move trigger? 

  • Opportunities for cloud based computing storage
  • Opportunities for data security firms

Which data security standards will be required? All new procurement contracts and state data centers will have to meet standards contained in:

  •  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

INTERIM. 5 Bits Intel to Know about Stakeholders in Cyber Security Banking & Retailer Legislation.

Let’s peak into the Electronic Payments Coalition:

Electronic Payments Coalition- who are they?

  • payments industry stakeholders
  •  credit unions
  • community banks
  • trade associations
  • payment card networks
  • banks

What’s the point of the EPC? 

  • EPC protects the value, innovation, convenience, security and competition that exists in the modern electronic payments system

What’s the EPC saying about the federal Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205)​?

  • Retailers are wrong about their…

INTERIM. Health Care Data Security Bill. 4 Takeaways.

What 4 Ways does the Health & Human Services Data Protection Act protect health care data?

  • Creates the  Office of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) within HHS
  • Creates a data protection arrangement between the new CISO, the HHS General Counsel, & the HHS CIO
  • Keeps information technology & information security separate to ensure the highest level of security
  • Incentivizes better security to protect health care data

Health IT Security | Healthcare Cybersecurity Bill Introduced…

INTERIM. Retailers v. Financial Institutions. Data Security Legislation Cage Fight. 4 Key Points Informed Intel

Retailers and Financial Institutions are like the Hatfields & the McCoys when it comes to federal data security legislation.  

Here’s what you need to know when this fight comes to your state legislature:

  • Fairness.  Retailers think it unfair to hold retialers to the financial institution standards for customer notification upon a data breach.
  • Impact Beyond Small Businesses. The impact of imposing financial institution standards on businesses will impact businesses large and small…

State Chief Information Officers Call for Improved State Data Security. 3 Key Informed Intel.

What group is calling for improved state data security systems? National Association of State Chief Information Officers

What sparked the call to arms? the cost of cyber crime world wide is $375 billion to $575 billion, which is labled a threat to democracy

What do the NASCIO propose states do? Create statewide cybersecurity ecosystem 

What would a statewide cybersecurity ecosystem link? 

  • state government

  • local government

  • federal government

  • higher…

Poll: 54% Trust Tech Companies More Than Government

A poll commissioned by The App Association reveals a distrust of government on data security issues.

The informed intel:

  • 54% trust tech companies to secure their personal information
  • 21% trust the government to secure their personal information
  • 7 in 10 believe hacking is increasing

The Hill | Poll: Voters trust tech companies ahead of FBI on data security

INTERIM. 4 Credit Card Processing Recommendations for TX House Committee on Investments & Financial Institutions.

The Credit Union National Association proposed the following changes to credit card processing in Texas to improve data security:

  • Data Security at Merchant Level. Require merchants receiving payment by credit or debit cards to protect the sensitive personal financial information they receive;
  •  Require Consumers to Notify Card Processors of Breaches. Require card recipients to notify their card processor immediately upon detecting a breach, and require the information be provided to the…

INTERIM. TREND. Data Breach Law Changes. Read the Bill. New Requirements for Business.

Which state jumped on the enanced data breach notification law bandwagon? Nebraska

What 3 changes did Nebraska make to its data breach laws?

  • Expand the Data Triggering Notification to incude:
    • user name or email address along with
    • a password or security question and answer
    • that would permit access to an online account
  • Expands who Receives notice of a breach. Companies also have to notify the State Attorney General.
  • Encryption standard changed so that if the hackers got a hold…

INTERIM. Ride Share Data. Private Data Shared with Government. 3 Key Intel to Be Informed.

Where did the ride share data report originate? UBER produced its first ever transparency report

The numbers of data requests from July 2015 to December 2015:

  • 33 requests from government agencies
  • 11,644,000 riders affected
  • 583,000 drivers affected
  • California, NYC, and Chicago governmental entities requested the most data
  • 517,000 riders & 14,000 drivers impacted by a Houston, TX data request
  • 370 riders & 370 drivers impacted by a San Antonio, TX data request

Uber | Transparency…