- 40% of local government CIOs report experiencing more attacks during the last 12 months
- 26% of CIOs reporting an attack, incident or breach attempt occurring hourly
- 18% report a cyberattempt at least daily
- 78% of municipalities don’t have an adequate password management policy
- 97% of the municipalities he surveyed don’t have a well-documented disaster recovery plan
- 46% store their backup files and records onsite rather than offsite or in the cloud
- 90% of local governments don’t bother…
Category Archives: legislative trend
Lege Trend. Data Security Legislation for Infrastructure. Read the Bill.
A House Companion to the Senate’s, Securing Energy Infrastructure Act of 2017 by Senator Angus King (I-ME) and Senator James E. Risch (R-ID), has been filed by Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (MD-02) and Congressman John R. Carter (TX-31). The legislation will:
- “establishes a two-year pilot program to study covered entities and identify new classes of security vulnerabilities and research and test technology – like analog devices – that could be used to isolate the most critical systems…
The Cost of Cybercrime by 2021: $6 Trillion
According to the association representing tech giants, cryber crime will have a $6 trillion impact on the U.S.
Politico | Morning Cyber Security | Cybercrime will cost up to $6 trillion by 2021
State Regulator Subpoenas Company After Data Breach. What your Clients Need to Know.
The State: New York
The regulator: New York’s Department of Financial Services
The Subpoena: Seeks more information about Equifax’s data breach, including:
- details on when Equifax learned of the breach
- details on what actions Equifax took after the breach was discovered
More regulatory enforcement in the works? Yes, New York also wants to impose the financial data security rules it finalized this year to apply to credit reporting agencies like Equifax.
What does this mean for other…
+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
+1 State Bill. Empire State Adds More Equifax Reaction Legislation. More Consumer Options. Read the Bill.
New York General Assembly measure A08679 would allow New Yorkers to check their credit reports as often as they wanted for free.
Federal law requires an annuak free credit report check be available.
+1 State Bill. Empire State Adds More Equifax Reaction Legislation. Read the Bill.
New York State Assembly measure SO 6886 would require a breached entity to provide 5 years of free credit freezes.
6 Recommendations from Congress' Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force. Writing Health Care Data Security Bills for you.
In the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, Congress created the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force.
6 “critical” recommendations were offered:
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Define and streamline leadership, governance, and expectations for health care industry cybersecurity.
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Increase the security and resilience of medical devices and health IT.
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Develop the health care workforce capacity necessary to prioritize and ensure cybersecurity awareness and technical capabilities.
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Increase health care industry…
Want to Make Your City or Your State an Economic Power House for Your Client's Cybersecurity Business? 4 Easy Steps/
- Partner with the private sector and local nonprofits.
- Be creative and develop a program that is customized to the particular area.
- Develop connections between military and government units that have use for the local talent and the companies that surround them.
- Facilitate the local placement of national government cybersecurity capacities.
Politico | How to erect an economic powerhouse using cybersecurity
Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth Authors: Natasha Cohen, Rachel Hulvey, Jittip…
4 Requisites to Make Cyber Security = Economic Growth Engine. New Report Highlights San Antonio, TX.
A new report, Cybersecurity as an Engine for Growth, looked at Beersheba, Israel; Malvern, United Kingdom; and San Antonio, United States to find 3 ways cyber security can lead to economic growth:
- Proximity to government cybersecurity functions ups the talent pool & opens up contracting opportunities.
- Being able to attract or develop a workforce is critical.
- Requires Research centers and incubators nearby.
- Industry leadership help raise public awareness & bring crucial capital to the market
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