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6 Ways Sunshine State Moving Toward CyberSecurity Leader

Florida looks to be THE state for cybersecurity. Here’s what it is doing to get there:

  • Higher Education. 
    • Florida currently has 13 schools that the National Security Agency has designated as centers of academic excellence in cybersecurity education or research.
    • Florida universities and colleges offer  40 cybersecurity-related programs for graduate and undergraduate studies 
  • Workforce Pipeline.
    • ​The Florida Center for Cybersecurity helps universities & students
    • Shapes…

12 TEXAS INTERIM CHARGES. DATA SECURITY. 1 Select Committee.

House Committee on Appropriations 

#5  Trends in data security & cost savings Monitor the ongoing implementation of Article IX, Sec. 9.13 of the General Appropriations Act and determine if state agencies are realizing cost savings and/or security enhancements in state operations related to cybersecurity, information technology, and cloud computing. Study trends in cloud computing and IT delivery services, and identify whether additional cost efficiencies, economies of scale, or IT…

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month. 3 Ways Business & Government Are Jumping on the Bandwagon.

October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Here’s exampkes of what governments and businesses have done to engage:

  • D.C. has a Cyberscoop’s  DC CyberWeek  that brings together experts, executives, innovators, influencers and decision makers from government and business sectors to learn, network, hack and improve cybersecurity outcomes.
  • ESETand Wrapify are sending a squad of #CyberAware vehicles on San Diego roads offering cyber security trivia and prizes
  • Secure San Diego is a day…

By the Numbers. Education Data Breaches.

Thus far in 2017, the number of education data breaches:

  • doubled over 2016
  • the first half of 2017 saw an increase of 103%
  • North American bears the brunt of educaiton hacks, with 88% occuring here
  • 74% were caused by malicious outsiders
  • 13% were caused by stolen, lost or otherwise compromised records

Campus Technology | Education Data Breaches Double in First Half of 2017

2 Tenets of Data Security Legislation from Republicans.

Resiliance is the name of the game. R Street is calling for “resiliance” and not “remediation” in legislative solutions to data breaches.

If bills shouldn’t require that  consumers receive free credit report monitoring and cyber security standards and breach notification requirements for entities that maintain consumer data, what should bills do?

  • Require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to maintain a list of brest practices
  • The guidelines would ” empower[s] consumers to…

Lege Trend: Data Breach Exposes Consumer Information? Pay the Consumer, so Says Republicans.

During the Congressional hearings on the Equifax breach, Republicans bandied about the idea of requiring credit reporting businesses, that have exposed consumer information, to pay affected consumers “a couple thousand bucks each [consumer]”

The rational: An incentive to keep business data security up to snuff

The Republican: Congressman Joe Barton (R-TX), a founder of the bipartisan Congressional Privacy Caucus

The Hill | GOP rep pitches fines for hacked credit-monitoring firms

Want to Make Your City or Your State an Economic Power House for Your Client's Cybersecurity Business? 4 Easy Steps/

  • Partner with the private sector and local nonprofits.
  • Be creative and develop a program that is customized to the particular area. 
  • Develop connections between military and government units that have use for the local talent and the companies that surround them.
  • Facilitate the local placement of national government cybersecurity capacities. 

Politico | How to erect an economic powerhouse using cybersecurity

Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth Authors: Natasha Cohen, Rachel Hulvey, Jittip…