Category Archives: legislative trend

+1 State Stronger Data Breach Notification. Blue Columbine State is different from other bills in 3 ways.

State: Colorado

Does the Colorado law apply to businesses outside Colorado? yes, it applies to any business that does business with a Colodoan

What does Colorado’s new data breach law require?

  • Notification to affected consumers within 30 days of discovery of the breach
  • Provide the consumer with the date of the breach
  • Provide the consumer a description of what information was accessed

3 Ways the Colorado legislation differed from most states:

  • A delay in notification can only occur if an…

+1 State Moving Net Neutrality Bill. Lege Trend. Talking Points + Lobbying Landscape

State legislature :  California Senate passed 23:12 a net nuetrality bill

The Net Nuetrality Bill: SB 822 (2018 | CA)

What words are being used to describe the net nuetrality bill?

  • “gold standard” for states
  • 86% of people, according to a University of Maryland poll, oppose the FCC repeal of net nuetrality
  • the bill sides with the public

What did the lobby effort look like against the bill?

  • AT&T, Comcast & industry groups, like USTELECOM, opposed SB 822
  • nearly $1 million spent during the…

1st State. Data Broker Regulation Bill. 4 Takeaways + 4 Talking Points + 4 Stakeholders

Vermont’s H.764 (2017-2018 | VT)  creates the first data broker regulations that will:

  • eliminates costs on credit freezes & thaws
  • establishes a registry and security standards for 3rd party ‘data broker’ industry
  • clarifies data security requirements for commercial entities
  • criminalizes acquiring data for fraudulent purposes, including harassment & discrimination

 

Talking Points for H764 which will give Vermont residents:

  • greater privacy
  • saves them money
  • gives them information and tools…

+1 State Considering Bitcoin Campaign Contributions. 5 Quick Points. Be informed in 5 seconds.

State: Colorado

Proposed Rules for bitcoin campaign contributions will:

  • follow along with the FEC
  • A Colorado Governor candidate was one of the 1st campaigns to accept bitcoin during the candidates congressional run
  • includes accounting rules
  • that liken cryptocurrency to inkind contributions
  • any crypto currency contributions count toward contribution limits

Governing | Should Bitcoin Be Used for Campaign Donations?

5 Points. Texas Cyber Security Experts Tell Texas What to Do.

Which Texas cybersecurity experts signed this letter to the Texas Secretary of State?

  • Scott Aaronson, Professor, University of Texas at Austin
  • Chris Bronk, Assistant Professor, University of Houston
  • Alvaro Cardenas, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Guofei Gu, Associate Professor, Texas A&M
  • Murat Kantarcioglu, Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
  • Jiang Ming, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
  • Dan S. Wallach, Professor, Rice University
  • Brent…

The German Response to Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Hackers

Who is offering the suggested solution to combat hackers? The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service

What is the proposed solution to combat hackers of Germany’s critical infrastructure? to plant malware that gets triggered when the critical infrastructure is hacked.

What does that mean in non-tech term? Fight back by hacking back. 

dw.com | German intelligence head warns of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure

 

1st State. Data Insurance Law. Regulator Initiated. Your shortcut to being informed:

South Carolina’s  H4655 (2018 | SC) will:

  • require insurers to establish “strong and aggressive” program to protect companies from a data breach
  • require insurers to establish “strong and aggressive” program to protect consumers from a data breach
  • what does it cover?  
    • rules for insurers, agents and other licensed entities covering data security
    • investigation and notification of breach
    • maintaining an information security program based on ongoing risk assessment
    • overseeing third-party…