Category Archives: legislative trend

TREND. Legislation. Curb Election Hacking. 4 Pieces Informed Intel

Legislation aimed at curtailing election machine hacking would:

  • require electronic machines to generate a paper trail
  • declare voting systems to be critical infrastructure
  • establish security standards
  • establish protocols for security failures

H.R. 6072 by Congressman  Johnson (D-GA)

SC Magazine | Rep. Johnson introduces bill designed to deter electoral hacking

 

5 Cities. Transparency Trendsetters. Police Surveillance Technology.

Which 5 cities are first out of the gate to consider ordiannces to improve transparency in police surveillance?

  • New York City
  • Washington DC
  • Seattle
  • Milwaukee
  • Richmond

What does the coaltion of supporters look like?

  • privacy groups
  • civil libertians
  • civil rights groups
  • minority & ethnic groups

What technology is likely to be dislcosed?

Lege Trend: Agency Data Breach Means Agency Head Rolls.

The legislation: Cybersecurity Responsibility and Accountability Act of 2016 by Rep. Ralph Abraham, R-La.

What does it do?

  • If an agency has a data breach
  • Cause in whole or in part by the agency’s failing
  • (Cue eery music) The head of the agency gets das boot
  • Also prohibits agency head from getting “any cash or pay awards or bonuses for a period of one year” after a data breach

NEXTGOV | CYBER BILL WOULD LET AGENCY HEADS BE FIRED IF THERE’S A DATA BREACH

How Government Can Help Small Business with Data Security

The goal: Provide cybersecurity awareness and training programs for small businesses

The federal legislation: H.R. 5064 To amend the Small Business Act to allow small business development centers to assist and advise small business concerns on relevant cyber security matters, and for other purposes. 

SC Magazine | House plans vote on bill to improve small business cyber preparedness

4 Recommendations for Protecting Student Data. Pay to Arm Yourself with IT Information. Stop being stingy.

Who is recommending student data protections?  A report from new report on data privacy from the Southern Regional Education Board

What are the 4 recommendations?

  • Clear & transparent state data governance policies. Make the policies easy to find for parents.
    • Print the policies out and pin them to parents at orientation
  • Fund & improve student data security
    • Stop being so stingy
  • Train the people who handle student data
    • Teach the teachers
  • Fund IT support at schools
    • Again, stop…

TREND. Requiring Notification to the State Attorney General of Data Breaches. 2 States.

Which states require notification to the state attorney general of a data breach? Nebraska and Rhode Island

How did Nebraska tackle the legislation? Requiring companies to notify the Attorney General in the same time that they notify a resident

How did Rhose Island tackle the issues? Requiring Attorney General notification if more than 500 people had their data compromised

National Law Review | Summer Round-Up: Four States Bolster Data Breach Notification Laws and More Changes on the Way

SECURITY TREND. 2 Legislatures Changed When Data Breach Notifications are Required.

What change did the Nevada & Rhode Island Legislatures make? Changed the definition of personal information for data breaches

What was added to the definition of personal information?

  • medical identification number
  • a health insurance identification number
  • a user name, unique identifier or electronic mail address in combination with a password, access code or security question and answer that permits access to an online account

The difference between the 2 states? Rhode Island clarified…

New State Database. New Data Security. Read an Example of an Opioid Database.

The state creating an opioid database: California

What will be required of physicians before writing an opioid prescription?  Physicians will have to check a database of patient prescription histories before recommending addictive drug.

The legislation: Senate Bill 482 by Lara

Bryan College Station Eagle | The Latest: Senate backs health plan pricing bill

Western State Moving Biometric and Geolocating Data Security Bill. Read the Legislation.

The State: California

The Legislation: Assembly Bill 83

What does AB 83 require?

  • expand data security requirements for businesses that retain biometric & geolocating data
  • protect data collected by mobile apps or fitness devices
  • protects data collected in photo taggins such as social media and photo storage services for photo tagging purposes.
  • requires businesses to use a “reasonably prudent” standard

How does AB 83 accomplish its goals? By expanding the definitions of…