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What guidance is the FBI giving medical and dental providers on cybersecurity? That file transfer protocols, FTP, transfers csn be accessed by anonymous users without passwords. Cyber secuity measures should be taken to correct server settings.
What speficially did the FBI say about protected health information (PHI) pr personally identifiable information (PII) ? PHI & PII should not be kept on FTP servers allowing for anonymous operation
No, thank you. Or, thank you, but no.
Microsoft has taken the stand that the only way it will turn over data to the government is if Microsoft is legally compelled to do so.
What is Microsoft saying? Sue me or more politically correct, “”We will not help any government, including our own, hack or attack any customer anywhere,””
SC Media | Microsoft president takes stand against turning over data
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is making cyber security recommendations for regulators and policy makers, including:
The Hill | Chamber of Commerce urges Trump to get business input for cyber strategy
The Legislation: Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017
What does the bill do? Allows the National Computer Forensics Institute to train law enforcement to combat cyberthreats
Will training be available for state and local law enforcment? yes
Rep. Ratcliffe introduces bill to provide cybersecurity training to local law enforcement
The Agencies: FTC and NHTSA
The goal of rulemaking: fight cybersecurity and privacy threats from vehicles with systems that connect to the internet
State: California
The legislation:
Sacramento Bee | Are your household items spying on you? One California lawmaker has an answer
State: Indiana
Indiana legislation: HB 1444
What Indiana’s legislation does to penalize ransomeware users:
Do other states treat ransomeare differently from other cyber crimes? Yes, California and Wyoming
Wyoming legislature had a package of student data privacy bills which will:
State: California
The student data security bill: Removes schools from the California Electronic Communications Privacy Act
Where would student daat security responsibility lie? each school district
The profferred reasons why: Cyber bullying, schools need access to student electronic use
Record Bee | Bill would strip privacy protections from students and teachers
State: Kansas
Details of the new Kansas agency on cybersecurity: