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30 Governors Support 3 Part CyberSecurity Initiative. What you Need to Know.
These 30 Governors, Republican and Democrat, signed onto ther National Governor’s Association Confront the Cyber Threat Initiative: AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, Guam, HI, ID, IN, IA, KY, LA, MA, MD,MI, MN, MO, MT, NV, NH, NJ, NC, ND, OK, OR, PA, Puerto Rico, RI, UT, VT, Virgin Islands, WA, WV, WI, WY.
The Compact calls for 3 major strides:
- Growing the nation’s cybersecurity workforce
- Preparing and defending the state from cybersecurity events
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Building cybersecurity…
Regulatory Trend. Agency Fines Company By imposing 20 years of Audits.
The Federal Trade Commission settled a data privacy investigation by Uber agreeing to 20 years of privacy audits.
The FTC says the company “failed consumers”
CNBC | Uber agrees to 20 years of privacy audits after FTC says it ‘failed consumers’
Tech Lobby Spending Up. Way Up. 10 Top Issues Tech wants covered by government affairs teams. Its not all data centers.
2017 Q2 reflects record spedning by tech giants.
The 10 top issues tech wants elected officials and policymakers to know:
- cloud computing
- data centers
- renewable energy taxes
- data protection
- data encryption
- cross-border data flows
- critical infrastructure protection
- transaction security
- government procurement
- IT modernization
Data Center Dynamics | Tech, data center firms increase US lobbying spend
Legal Trend. Can a State Medical Board Access Patient Prescription Databases? Hello TMB Sunset,
Yes, the California Supreme Court held that the California Medical Board can access private patient records in the state prescription database because the state interest in regulating potent prescription drugs and protecting patients from negligent doctors.
Access to patient records + Texas Medical Board Sunset Review = Patient Privacy vs. State Interest Amendments
Law 360 | Calif. Justices OK Medical Board’s Access To Rx Database
38 Governors Sign CyberSecurity Compact. 3 Reasons Why & 4 Key Policy Issues.
National Governors Association is pushing for state reform of cyber security laws because:
- The federal government is too slow & too inactive
- Cyber security is not just an IT issue.
- Cyber Security is a technology issue, a health issue, an education issue, a public safety issue, an economic issue and a democracy issue
The National Governor’s Association initiative, Meet the Threat, calls for:
- instituting cybersecurity governing bodies
- organizing computer crime units for law enforcement…
Lege Trend. State CIO + State Cybersecurity Advisory Council. 3 Key Bits of Intel. Read the bill.
Oregon’s Senate Bill 90 creates a new position of Chief Information Officer who is responsible for:
- Overseeing the Cybersecurity Advisory Council with 9 voting members and an indeterminate number of appointed, non-voting members
- with required participation by law enforcement representatives
- Creating the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence tasked with inter- and intra-agency coordination, threat response, & information-sharing
- Mandates agency cooperation with the CIO
CONTRACTING TREND. Adding Cybersecurity Standards to Procurement Process. Read the New Rules. See the New Rules Be Adopted by Other Agencies.
Department of Defense is adding cybersecurity standards to its procurement process.
Requirements in the new contracting rules that take effect this fall are:
- Maintain adequate cybersecurity
- Notify the requisite agency of cyber incidents
- Applies to any subcontractors
FedScoop | Pentagon will soon hold contractors to elevated cyber standards
Health Care Data Breach Loophole. Some breaches need not be reported. What you need to know.
Some say hospitals that get hit by a ransomware attack need not disclose the ransomware data breach.
The question- If data is held hostage/accessed but is not taken must that be disclosed?
The supporters for disclosure say: More mandatory reporting.This regulatory gap limits the health-care system’s ability to fight cybercriminals.
Who is counted among supporters of disclosure? Congressman Ted Lieu, a California Democrat who along with Congressmen Will Hurd, a Texas Republican
What do…
National Governor Association Prioritizing Cybersecurity. 4 Highlights to be Informed.
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Chair of the National Governor Association, urges states to:
- not wait for the federal government to protect data security and privacy
- federal funding is needed for states
- states must lead with coordiantion with the federal government
- Virginia’s Executive Order creating a Cyber Security Commission should be duplicated in other states