Category Archives: legislative trend

NY Attorney General Report on Crypto Currency Regulation. 3 Recommendations.

  • Caution: Conflicts of Interest.  Virtual asset trading platforms often engage in several lines of business that would be restricted or carefully monitored in a traditional trading environment.
  • Account for Abusive Trading Behavior
  • Consumer Protetctions needed

 

NY Attorney General | Virtual Markets Integrity Investigation 

Lege TREND. State laws. Data Protection for Internet of Things.

California’s internet of things law, SB 327 (2018 | CA), is:

  • first in the nation to address cyber security for internet of things
  • internet of things- connected thermostats, coffee makers etc… that have been used to take down major websites
  • it sets the floor for data security standards for connected devices

Concerns:

  • Whether placing standards on ingternet of things harms innovation

Washington Post | The Cybersecurity 202: California’s Internet of Things cybersecurity bill could lay…

Lege TREND. Data Breach Notification. State Preemption. 3 Reasons states oppose.

HR 6743 (2018) will preempt state data breach rules.

Opposition includes:

  • States with stronger data reech laws
  • States with stronger protection of insurance consumers
  • Hampers state ability to investigate and mitigate damages in the state

Lake County News | Jones urges House to oppose bill that undermines California security data protections

New Study. Center for Election Innovation & Research. 5 Take Aways.

Survey of states about voter registration database security reveals:

  • STATES ARE IMPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES
  • multi factor identification for access is crucial
  • system iuntegrity is crucial- staff and security
  • consistent auditing of security systems
  • train employees about phishing

CENTER FOR ELECTION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH

Lege TREND. Scale Back Data Breach Notification Bills. Only Focus on Financial Sector. What you need to know.

Which groups don’t like the focus on the financial sector? Retailers, because it slows passage of across the board data breach notification statutes

What’s the purpsoe of focusing on the financial sector?

  • Find a solution for the Equifax breach

What are state officials saying? “He has consistently opposed federal legislation that would pre-empt state attorneys general, as this proposal appears to do.” — CT Attorney General

Inside Cybersecurity | A debate unfolds over narrow breach-notice…

3 Reasons US Chamber Opposes State Data Privacy law. WHAT? WHY?

WHAT: The US Chamber of Commerce opposes California’s Consumer Privacy Act and wants the federal government to preempt state law

WHAT legislative specifics do they want?

  • Preemption of state data protection laws
  • Require concrete harm before a lawsuit
  • Preclude all class action lawsuits
  •  

WHY? 

  • avoid a disparate patchwork of data privacy rules
  • without preemption, companies have to choose the strictist law to comply with and that is California’s consumer privacy act

MARTECH | US Chamber of…

Fresh Regulatory & Legislative Issue: Cybersecurity & Aerospace

Congress, and thus soon the states, will openly consider regulatory and legislative measures for cybersecurity in aerospace including:

  • aerospace equipment
  • airport cybersecurity
  • connected devices

Why should I care about this for my clients?  Atlanta’s airport 2017 ransomware attack costs  may be upward of $40 million in direct costs and loss of productivity

House Committee on Homeland Security | UNDERSTANDING CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO AMERICA’S AVIATION SECTOR

Local TREND, Cities & Cybersecurity Insurance

Cities with mentioned cybersecurity insurance coverage:

  • Houston, 3  policies covering $10 Million with a $471,400 premium
  • Dallas
  • San Antonio via existing property policy
  • Ft. Worth,  $5 million cyberpolicy with a $99,570 premium
  • Atlanta 
  • Charlotte, N.C
  •  San Francisco has $50 million cyberpolicy for its public-health department

Cities actively looking at acquiring policies:

  • Boston
  • Nashville
  • Washington, D.C.
  • San Jose, CA

Self insured cities:

  • Seattle 

Wall Street Journal | More U.S.…

Lege TREND. Creating an Office of Elections Security. 9 Policy Goals for Secure Elections.

California’s AB 3075 (2018 | CA) which will require the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the California Secretary of State’s office to:

(1) Coordinate efforts between the Secretary of State and local elections officials 
(2) Monitor and counteract false or misleading information regarding the electoral process that is published online or on other platforms and that may suppress voter participation or cause confusion and disruption of the orderly and secure administration of elections.

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