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New Report. New Cybersecurity Risk. Ports. 4 Key Points.

The report is by: maritime law firm Jones Walker LLP

What did the report find?

  • Hacks are happening at ports. 80% of large maritime industry companies (400+ employees) report cyber attack in the last year
  • Unprepared. 64% say their own companies are unprepared to handle the far-reaching business, financial, regulatory and public relations consequences of a data breach
    • 6% of small companies are prepared for a cyberattack (1-49 employees)
    • 19% of midsize companies are prepared (49-400…

Legal TREND. State Attorney General Recovers $6 M for state from Data Breach. WHO. WHAT. WHERE.

WHO has to pay $5.79 Million? Uber

WHAT is the $5.79 million settlement for?

  • a breach exposed personal information, including drivers licenses for 13,000 uber drivers
  • the company waited roughly 372 days to provide notice
  • failed to notify the state attorney general within the then required 45 days
  • $170 will be awarded to each driver

WHERE: Washington State

Washington State Attorney General Office | AG DATA BREACH REPORT FINDS 3.4 MILLION WASHINGTONIANS’ PRIVACY COMPROMISED BY DATA BREACHES

Lege Trend. 4 Data Security Law Recommendations. State Attorney General.

The State Attorney General, who recommended that Washington State require breech notification when more than 500 Washingtonians are impacted, recommends the following changes to the law after data breeches increase by 26% in the last year:

  • Reduce the deadline to notify affected individuals of a breach to 30 days after the breach is discovered;
  • Require preliminary notification to the Attorney General’s Office of a breach within 10 days after the breach’s discovery; and
  • Expand the definition…

Regulatory TREND. State Attorney General Annual Data Security Report.

Washington State State Attorney General annual Data Breach Report found that:

  • July 2017 to July 2018 3.4 million Washingtonians affected by data breeches
  • 26% increase
  • leading cause: mailicious cyberattack

 

What information is the satte Attorney General using in his statutorily required annual report?

  • breach notifications WA requires notice to the Attorney General when a breach impacts 500+ 

Wasington State Office of Attorney General | AG DATA BREACH REPORT FINDS 3.4 MILLION…

5 Points. Apple Desired Information Privacy Law.

 

  • tech companies should de-identify customer data or not collect customer data
  • comprehensive federal law is necessary
    • why? tech companies that collect a lot of data are basically spies
  • people should have a right in their data, and a right to have that data minimized
  • consumers must be told what data is being collected & why
  • the data belongs to the users and users (consumers) should always have access to it

The gold standard law: GDPR in the EU

Ars Technica | Tim Cook Calls for Strong US…

Regulatory TREND. Keep Bitcoin Transaction Clean with Strong Money laundering laws.How. What. Where.

Where: CipherTrace’s 2018 Q3 Cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering Report says 4.7% of funds moved through unregulated bitcoin exchanges is being cleaned

How can it be stopped? 

  • strong money laundering laws
  • bitcoin exchange regulation

 

Business Technology Media | Strong anti-money laundering laws hamper crypto-currency crime

#1 Way to Avoid Election Hackers. Procurement Opportunities..

A newly report titled “Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security.” It’s a collaboration between the National Election Defense Coalition, the Association for Computing Machinery, R Street and Common Cause lists this as the best way to protect elections:

paper ballots

Politico | HIGH-TECH, LOW SECURITY

 

3 Things Businesses Want from Data Security Regulators.

  • Clear communication about compliance (35% of businesses say)
  • Grace periods without penalties when regulations are implemented (31% of businesses)
  • More time for compliance (17% of businesses)

78% say more cyber security regulations drive more cyber investment in businesses

Beta News | Infosecurity North America | 77 percent of CISOs get conflicting advice on changing regulation 

Campaign TREND. Cybersecurity. Golden State Governor Race.

Both candidates set forth cybersecurity plans that will:

  • train more cybersecurity professionals
    •  including 5,000 new female and minority cybersecurity professionals by 2021
  • secure consumer’s private data
  • protect Colorado as a place to do business

 

Colorado Sun | Colorado’s candidates for governor offer a first glimpse into the importance they will place on cybersecurity.