Category Archives: data encryption

Lege TREND. 6 Standard Data Protocol For all State Data. Is the South leading the way in protecting personal information?

Mississippi is considering statewide standards for data that will:

  • how to long to store personal data
  • how to dispose of personal data
  • what personal data can be disposed of
  • how to store personal data
  • apply to all state entities that have personal data in their possession
  • what a state agency, Department of Archives and History, needs to store data in perpetuity

What prompted this legislative action by Mississippi?

  • A 2013 breach of health care data at the Univeristy of Mississippi
  • A…

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…

+1 State Bill. Equifax Reaction from Bluegrass Country. Procurement Opportunities + New Encryption Standards.

Kentucky Attorney General proposes revisions to the state’s data breach notification statute to require:

  • Kentuckians impacted by a data breach would gain access to a free credit freeze
  • Require access to 3 free credit reports each year from each of the major credit reporting agencies
  • Require 5 years of credit monitoring
  • Require all credit reports be encrypted

WCPO | Kentucky’s attorney general proposes new data breach protections after Equifax incident

Is Cyber Security the Philanthropic Trend du jour?

Recent cyber security philanthropic gifts:

  • creating a cybersecurity research center aimed at African American students in underserved communities
  •  $30 million in gifts to fund the construction of the Madison Cyber Labs as well as scholarships for students and support for additional faculty and staff at Dakota State University
  • Harvard, which received a $15 million gift from Robert and Renee Belfer to establish the Cyber Security Project
  • Amherst, which netted a $15 commitment from MassMutual…

Tech Lobby Spending Up. Way Up. 10 Top Issues Tech wants covered by government affairs teams. Its not all data centers.

2017 Q2 reflects record spedning by tech giants. 

The 10 top issues tech wants elected officials and policymakers to know:

  • cloud computing
  • data centers
  • renewable energy taxes
  • data protection
  • data encryption
  •  cross-border data flows
  • critical infrastructure protection
  • transaction security
  • government procurement
  • IT modernization

Data Center Dynamics | Tech, data center firms increase US lobbying spend

GOP Data Firm. Class Action Lawsuit. Voter Data. 3 Key Points.

GOP Data Firm, Deep Root Analytics, stored personal details of roughly 198 million citizens unprotected and publicly assessible. 

A cybersecurity firm says potentially all of America’s 200 million registered voters were exposed, including names, dates of birth, home addresses, phone numbers, and voter registration details.

The complaint: McAleer v. Deep Root

Business Insider Nordic | ‘The mother lode of all leaks’: A massive data breach exposed information that ‘you can use to steal an…

Lege TREND. Office of Cyber Defense Coordination. 4 Bits informed:intel

The State Legislature that created the Office of Cyber Defense Coordination​: Nevada

Within which state agency will the Office live? Nevada’s Department of Public Safety

The Legislation creating the office: Nevada’s AB 471 (2017)

What do these cyber offices look like in other states?

TREND. State adds 4 Executive Level Data Security Positions.

State: Massachusetts

The highest level Massachusetts government position created: Secretary of Technology

The MA Secretary of Technology would be tasked with hiring:

  • chief data officer
  • chief privacy officer
  •  chief digital officer

Originator of the MA Secretary of Technology post: The Massachusetts Governor

Data and cyber positions are gaining power insisde and outside government.

Greenfield Recorder  | New Baker bill creates Cabinet position for technology

Lege Trend. Hack Back Bills. 4 Ways one Hack Back Bills is Changing.

Amendments to Congressman Tom Graves’ Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act include:

  • mandatory reporting requirement for entities that use active-defense technique
  • the reporting to federal law enforcement will ensure such tools are used responsibly
  • 2 year sunset clause
  • exemption allowing people or companies to recover their lost data if it’s found using defensive techniques and can be grabbed back without destroying other data.

Politico Morning Cyber Security | Scoop: ‘Hack back’ bill gets…