Category Archives: 2019 legislative issue

Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act. That's Real, Folks. 3 Bits Informed Intel.

A bipartisan, and awkwardly named piece of legislation, the Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act, calls for:

  • National Institute of Standards and Technology would establish a set of baseline voluntary best practices for safeguarding against cyber intrusions 
  • provide the public access to the cyber hygiene practices
  • require annual updates

The Hill | Senators introduce ‘cyber hygiene’ bill

3 Points. Government Incentives for Healthcare to Protect Its Data.

1/2 of health care organizations say they are prepared for a data breach.

The American Medical Association proposes these data security incentives:

  • CMS to include among its improvement activities in the Quality Payment Program (QPP), a credit for practices who engage in good cybersecurity hygiene and protect sensitive information;
  • best practices and tools must be scalable & able to accommodate the needs of physicians of all sizes and practic areas; and
  • larger practices should share their…

Business Trend. Hiring Attorneys, Consultants, Lobbyists to block internet service provider reform by states

21 States responded to President Trump’s repeal of Obama era internet privacy regulations, by offering state regulations for internet privacy. Let’s take a peak.

In California, one internet service providfer, AT&T, has spent $2.71M in the last year.

Federal preemption isn’t a concern because the FCC laws and rules share duties with the states and there is no explicit preemption.

NCSL | PRIVACY LEGISLATION RELATED TO INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS

The Recorder | Calif. Pushes Internet Privacy…