Category Archives: legislative trend

Pensions & Data Security. 6 Issues Identified.

  • Performing due diligence on all data and security protocols when selecting and monitoring vendors;

  • Developing privacy provisions for contracts with TPAs and other service providers over and above standard confidentiality agreements;

  • Limiting access to sensitive information to necessary personnel;

  • Training personnel on the law and the fiduciary responsibilities;

  • Developing written policies and procedures detailing for personnel the applicable state and federal…

TREND in data hacking. SEXTORTION.

Will this be a legislative trend? Yes, because sextorition is not a crime. Individuals are charged under usual hacking crimes.

How does sextortion differ from ransomware?

  • Ransomware is about money
  • Sextorition is about power
  • Ransomware holds your computer hostage
  • Sextorition threatens to expose “secrets” unless certain nude images are transmitted

Who are the victims?

  • 71% are under 18
  • 91% are targeted by social media manipulation
  • 7.3 years is the average state criminal sentence
  • 29…

INTERIM. How 1 State Protects Health Care Data. 3 Key Points.

In 2015, ​New Jersey expanded its data breach laws to apply to include these health care information holders that service New Jersey patients:

  •  health insurance companies
  • health service corporations
  • hospital service corporations
  • medical service corporations
  • health maintenance organizations 

New Jersey also adopted new encryption standards that:

  • Encrypt confidential patient information or secure personal information
  • Utilize any method of technology rendering the information…

Lege TREND. Health Care Data Breach Law Moving in West. 5 Keys for your Healthcare Clients. Give them the bill before it comes to Texas.

Which state is considering new health care data breach laws? California

What health companies are the targets of new data security laws? wearable devices and consumer-facing apps  that track health data like steps taken, heart rate, etc…

Read the bill: California Assembly Bill 2688

The bill’s highlights:

  • require customers’ permission—via an “opt-in” request
  • Without an opt-in,  personally identifiable information cannot be shared with advertisers, health plans, data…

TREND. State Attorney General Announces Increase in Data Breach Notifications. Get your Business Clients Up to Speed Fast

Which Attorney General announced a 40% increase in data breach notifications? New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman

Why does the state A.G. track data breach notifications? In NY, businesses must notify the A.G. of a data breach and the A.G. assists in reaching consumers

Has the state improved efficiency for businesses reporting data breaches? Yes, the state moved to an electronic, web-based reporting system

Hudson Valley News Network | A.G. Announces Record Data Breach…

INTERIM. LegeTrend: State Moves to Cloud Computing. Data Security. New Procurement Opportunities.

Your informed intel:

Which state is making a move to cloud computing that is triggering data security issues and new procurement opportunities? Arizona

What procurement opportunities does the move trigger? 

  • Opportunities for cloud based computing storage
  • Opportunities for data security firms

Which data security standards will be required? All new procurement contracts and state data centers will have to meet standards contained in:

  •  Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

3rd Party Tax Collectors. 2 Data Security Issues.

Why is there a data security issue with 3rd party tax collectors? 3rd party tax collectors receive taxpayer information from taxing jurisdictions

Why is does this raise data security risks? data theft is on the rise & businesses aren’t keeping up with data security protocols to protect taxpayer information

Accounting Today | Saying No to Outside Agencies in Tax Collections

INTERIM. 5 Bits Intel to Know about Stakeholders in Cyber Security Banking & Retailer Legislation.

Let’s peak into the Electronic Payments Coalition:

Electronic Payments Coalition- who are they?

  • payments industry stakeholders
  •  credit unions
  • community banks
  • trade associations
  • payment card networks
  • banks

What’s the point of the EPC? 

  • EPC protects the value, innovation, convenience, security and competition that exists in the modern electronic payments system

What’s the EPC saying about the federal Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205)​?

  • Retailers are wrong about their…