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Regulatory TREND. Higher State Regulations for Credit Reporting Agencies. 8 states.

NY rules will require credit reporting agencies to comply with the state’s Department of Financial Services cybersecurity standards
An agreement between Equifax & 8 State Financial regulators will allow the states to:
- impose punitive damages against Equifax
- conduct annual security audits
- develop written data protection policies and guides
- monitor outside technology vendors
- improve software patch management controls
The states:
- Alabama
- California
- Georgia
- Maine
- Massachusett…

4th Largest Data Breach Fine Lands in Texas Healthcare Community

The data breaches: Data Breaches in 2012 and 2013 at M.D. Anderson in Houston

The regulatory agency issuing the fine: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via the Office of Civil Rights

The Fine: $4.3 million

Houston Chronicle | MD Anderson to pay $4.3 million penalty for data breach

“MD Anderson hit with $4.3M privacy fine.” POLITICO

Lege TREND. How big are data security fines getting in legislation? 50x increases

Arizona’s recently passed, HB 2154 (AZ | 2018) , data breach reform bill increased data breach fines from $10,000 to $500,000 per breach.

The intent: the stick for the carrot of notifying consumers quickly

State Scoop | Arizona gets tough on businesses with new data breach reporting law

Legal TREND. Hacktivism in response to police shootings

19 year old hacktivist
Nom de hack: Vigilence
Faces 5 counts of computer crimes in Minnesota
The hack attacked state computers
The hack was in response to no conviction on charges for a police officer accused of shooting a civilian

The Register | ‘Vigilance’ hacker charged over Minnesota government attacks

1st State. Data Broker Regulation Bill. 4 Takeaways + 4 Talking Points + 4 Stakeholders

Vermont’s H.764 (2017-2018 | VT) creates the first data broker regulations that will:

eliminates costs on credit freezes & thaws
establishes a registry and security standards for 3rd party ‘data broker’ industry
clarifies data security requirements for commercial entities
criminalizes acquiring data for fraudulent purposes, including harassment & discrimination

Talking Points for H764 which will give Vermont residents:

greater privacy
saves them money
gives them information and tools…

5 Points. Texas Cyber Security Experts Tell Texas What to Do.

Which Texas cybersecurity experts signed this letter to the Texas Secretary of State?

Scott Aaronson, Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Chris Bronk, Assistant Professor, University of Houston
Alvaro Cardenas, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
Guofei Gu, Associate Professor, Texas A&M
Murat Kantarcioglu, Professor, University of Texas at Dallas
Jiang Ming, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington
Dan S. Wallach, Professor, Rice University
Brent…

The German Response to Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Hackers

Who is offering the suggested solution to combat hackers? The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service

What is the proposed solution to combat hackers of Germany’s critical infrastructure? to plant malware that gets triggered when the critical infrastructure is hacked.

What does that mean in non-tech term? Fight back by hacking back.

dw.com | German intelligence head warns of cyber attacks on critical infrastructure