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New Coalition. Against Card Skimming.

State: Alabama

What entity organized the coalition against card skimming? Alabama’s Attorney General

The new coalition against card skimming: Alabama Focus Group on Skimming

What entities comprise the coalition?

U.S. Secret Service
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Alabama Department of Transportation
Alabama Fusion Center
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
Alabama Petroleum Equipment Contractors Association
Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama
Alabama Attorney…

Procurement Opportunity. State Cyber Crime Labs. Anatomy of a State Cyber Crime Lab.

State: Alabama

Agency Housing the Cyber Crime Lab: Attorney General Office

What tools does the operator of a cyber crime lab need?

talent to unlock cell phone evidence
talent to track down credit/debit card skimmers
talent to unmask criminals behind identity theft
talent to help businesses & local governments recover revenue lost in cyber theft

AL.com | State launches lab to fight growing problem of cyber crime

New Cyber Security Alliance Brings Retailers and Gaming Together.

New alliance: The Retail Cyber Intelligence Sharing Center (R-CISC)

Alliance members:

retailers
gaming properties
consumer product manufacturers
grocers
hotels
restaurants
cybersecurity industry partners

Specific corporate members:

Lowes
Walgreens
Starbucks
MGM Resorts
Gap
Autonation
Estee Lauder

Lege Trend +1 Northern State. Blockchain for Data Security + State Contracting. 3 Steps to be Informed:

State: New York

The Bills:

A08780 allows contracts secured through blockchain technology + allows smart contracts to exist in commerce
A08792 blockchain to secure elections
A08793 blockchain for the security of state records

The policy support for blockchain:

safer bet for state and local government records and contracts
benefits to state and local governments
tool for increasing accountability and transparency

State Tech | New York Targets Blockchain for Voter Security, Smart…

No-Fly List for Computers? 3 policy considerations

Harvard Business Review poses the question about creating no-fly list for computer systems to:

effectively identify threats and malicious traffic
automate collection, optimization, and integration of threat intelligence
share threat intelligence which has been shown to strengthen security

Harvard Business Review | Why Every Company Should Consider Creating a “Cyber No-Fly List”

TRENDing. EV Station Data Security Vulnerability. Building Data Security into EV Charging Station Bills and Regulations.

Two vulnerailities with EV charging stations have been spotted by tech experts:

EV charnging stations are not required to transmit charging authorization information in an encrypted format
EV charging stations are not required to prohibit duplicates of the same numbered card

Tech Crunch | Electric car charge-station payment systems may lack basic security measures

By the Numbers Tech Spending in Lobbying, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs.

2017 Congressional spending by tech companies:

Google spent $18 million (up from $15.4 million)
Facebook spent $11.6 million (up from $8.7 million)
Twitter spent $561,000 (down from $680,000)
Amazon spent $12.8 million ( up from $11 million)
Apple spent $7.1 million (up from $4.6 million)
Netflix spent $800,000 (same amount from 2016)
NCTA – The Internet & Television Association: $12.8 million (down from $13.3 million)

The Hill | As Tech Industry Boosts Lobbying Spending, Showbiz…

3 Steps Montana Took. 1st State to Add Net Neutrality. Executive Order included

How did Montana add net nuetrality on the state level? Executive Order

What does Governor Steve Bullock (D) executive order require? internet service providers with state contracts to abide by net neutrality principle:

“in order to receive a contract with the state government, internet service providers must not engage in blocking or throttling web content or create internet fast lanes.”

Effective Date: Immediately with a 6 month grace period

The Hill | Montana becomes first state to…