Category Archives: 2017 legislative issue

Lege Trend. There is No Place Like Home. There is No Place Like Home. Home has a new Executive Cybersecurity Agency.

State: Kansas

Details of the new Kansas agency on cybersecurity:

  •  centralizing cybersecurity operations of state government within a new Cabinet-level agency
    • Kansas Information Technology Enterprise Agency.
  • $10 M in annual funding just to combat hackers
  • Exempts:
    • Elected state officials
    • Board of Regents’ at Kansas’ colleges and universities
    • Will exempt pension systems based on federal investment standards

Kansas House Bills 2331 and 2359 (2017)

Hutchinson News | In effort to shore…

Lege Trend. Agencies + Outside Consortiums. For Local Governments. Procurement Opportunities.

The lawmakers: Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)

The legislative concept: Allow agencies, like Department of Homeland Security, to work with consortia

What could the private entities do for the agencies?

  • help train local law enforcement and other government
  • develop information sharing programs
  • plan local cybersecurity strategies

The Hill | Bipartisan bill would let DHS team with consortiums on cybersecurity

3 Issues Create a Quagmire. Plains State Cloud Storage Protection Legislation.

The State:  Kansas

The issues that are clouding a bill to protect data stored in the cloud:

  • Language that protects attorneys who strore client information in the cloud.
    • Opponents say it elevates this privilge above other privileges
  • Language that limits release of the information to the subscriber.
    • Law enforcment says they can now gain access without a warrant to the information.
  • Language that requires a warrant.

Topeka Capital Journal | Kansas House panel debates security of high-tech…

Business TREND. 5 Data Security Protections for Oil and Gas Companies.

5 ways oil and gas comapnies can minimize legal exposure from a data breach:

  • Plan ahead. Have an incident reponse team in place.
  • Insurance. Lots of policies cover data security now, check your policy.
  • Stay up to date on data security laws & regulations. There are overlapping levels of laws between state and federal and overlapping agency jurisdictions.
  • Create & Maintain a data policy. Prescribe what is retained and for how long.
  • Train and test your employees.

Oil and Gas Financial Journal…

National Governor Association Details State Role in Cyber & Data Security

The Chair of the National Governor’s Association lays out 3 ways states can tackle data and cyber security:

  • share disruption response plans
  • establish cybersecurity operations centers
  • convening cooperation among public safety agencies, the National Guard, and private partners.

3 States with model public-private partnerships, task forces, and cybersecurity commissions:

  • California
  • Indiana
  • Virginia
 

3 Reasons Cyber Security legislation More Harm than Good. 4 Ways to write good cybersecurity laws.

The state landscape: Virginia

The cyber security proposals: make it a felony for cyber criminals to use ransomware

The reasons that the change in law may do more harm than good:

  • the laws a jumbled with overlapping enforcement of multiple agencies
  • the jumbled laws make it overburdensome for businesses to comply
  • technology advances more quickly than laws

What do good cyber security laws do?

  • They are principle-based
  • Specify outcomes
  • Do not target specific methods of action 
  • Respect a…

Lege Trend. Mandating ID Protection Post Hack. Who pays? A Win for Procurement.

State: California

Who pays for ID Protection when a private corportation has a data breach? The corporation

Who currently pays for ID protection when a locla government has a data breach? The person whose data was hacked

Is there a bill to make local governments pay for ID protection when a hack occurs? Yes, California Assembly Bill 241

Government Technology | When a Data Breach Happens, Will California Pay for Protection?

Lege Trend: State Agency on CyberSecurity. +1 More Western State.

Add Nevada to the list of states moving to create an Office of Cyber Defense. Governor Sandoval proposes funding it with $3.5 million.

The Office of Syber Defense will be within the Nevada Department of Public Safety and will offer assistance to local government agencies and private industry.

Las Vegas Review Journal | Marijuana, cybersecurity among debates to happen in Nevada Legislature

Cybersecurity. Motor Vehicles. 5 Points from the new Federal Bill.

The legislation:  Security and Privacy in Your Car Study Act of 2017

The authors:  Reps. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Ted Lieu (D-CA)

What does the bill do? Brings together the following entities to determine how to regulate data for connected cars:

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • National Institutes of Standards and Technology
  • Department of Defense
  • OEMs and suppliers
  • SAE international
  • academics

What elements do these groups need to consider in their…