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What campaign related voter information was hacked? Voter files compiled by L2, a political data brokerage, but hacked from a client (campaign) that left the voter information unprotected on a cloud
What type of voter information was exposed? names, addresses, political preferences and opinions on social issues
Where were the hackers? Serbia or routed through Serbia
Are all data breaches electronic? No, hard copies of personal information are still sources of data breaches.
Are there examples of major data breaches that were based on hard paper copies? Yes. For example:
Do data breach laws discuss paper records? No, not all. The Federal laws and these 8…
Data Security is the 1 key element missing from the 7 states that have passed self driving car laws.
Cars can be hacked. Cars contain data. The data your car’s computers contain can be used for:
California is addressing vehicle data via regulation by requiring:
IT Pro Portal | Why four-year-old data is more valuable than you think
Who: Federal Trade Commission
What: Amendments to how companies disclose privacy policies & information to consumers
When: Begins this fall
Standard of Review: The FTC favors corporate disclosures to consumers that are:
The Hill | Consumer protection agency to look at disclosure issues
4 Key Pieces of Intel from how strong data security laws protect businesses:
Who are the targets of Connecticut’s student data privacy bill?
What will be required of education vendors?
Will this be a legislative trend? Yes, because sextorition is not a crime. Individuals are charged under usual hacking crimes.
How does sextortion differ from ransomware?
Who are the victims?
In 2015, New Jersey expanded its data breach laws to apply to include these health care information holders that service New Jersey patients:
New Jersey also adopted new encryption standards that:
Your informed intel:
Which state is making a move to cloud computing that is triggering data security issues and new procurement opportunities? Arizona
What procurement opportunities does the move trigger?
Which data security standards will be required? All new procurement contracts and state data centers will have to meet standards contained in:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…