Category Archives: regulatory trend

Regulatory TREND. Cybersecurity and Energy New federal Office. 4 Key Points.

The new oversight:  Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response at the Energy Department

Head of the new office:   will be led by an Assistant Secretary

Policy Goals of the new office:

  • energy infrastructure security
  •  support the expanded national security responsibilities
  • coordination and focus on protecting energy infrastructure, like the electric grid, from cyber and foreign attacks & natural threats

Funding: $96 million

Department of Energy | Secretary of Energy…

New Coalition. Against Card Skimming.

State: Alabama

What entity organized the coalition against card skimming? Alabama’s Attorney General

The new coalition against card skimming: Alabama Focus Group on Skimming

What entities comprise the coalition?

  • U.S. Secret Service
  • Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
  • Alabama Department of Transportation
  • Alabama Fusion Center
  • Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
  • Alabama Petroleum Equipment Contractors Association
  • Petroleum & Convenience Marketers of Alabama
  • Alabama Attorney…

Procurement Opportunity. State Cyber Crime Labs. Anatomy of a State Cyber Crime Lab.

State: Alabama

Agency Housing the Cyber Crime Lab: Attorney General Office

What tools does the operator of a cyber crime lab need?

  • talent to unlock cell phone evidence
  • talent to track down credit/debit card skimmers
  • talent to unmask criminals behind identity theft
  • talent to help businesses &  local governments recover revenue  lost in cyber theft 

AL.com | State launches lab to fight growing problem of cyber crime

Regulatory Trend. Keystone State Plan to Prevent Voter Hacking + Local Government Mandate

Governor of Pennsylvania ordered counties to buy voting machines that also leave a paper trail to protect against hacking.

Pennsylvania is providing counties with this much funding to update voting machines: $0

Governing | To Prevent Hacking, Pennsylvania Will Create Voting Paper Trail

AP | Pennsylvania to require voting machines with paper backup

Lege Trend +1 Northern State. Blockchain for Data Security + State Contracting. 3 Steps to be Informed:

State: New York

The Bills:  

  • A08780 allows contracts secured through blockchain technology + allows smart contracts to exist in commerce
  • A08792 blockchain to secure elections
  • A08793 blockchain for the security of state records

The policy support for blockchain:

  •  safer bet for state and local government records and contracts
  • benefits to state and local governments
  • tool for increasing accountability and transparency

State Tech | New York Targets Blockchain for Voter Security, Smart…

Lege Trend. Passing Net Neutrality. Bipartisan in the West. 2 Key Points from the bill.

Washington State House passed a net nuetrality bill, HB 2282, that will:

  • establish net nuetrality in Washington State
  • protect consumers in Washington State

The  bill will protect consumer by prohibiting companies from:

  • Blocking of lawful content by internet service providers

  • “Throttling,” or slowing down, of lawful content by internet service providers

  • Favoring of certain content over others by internet service providers due to special deals (“paid prioritization”)

The vote in…

No-Fly List for Computers? 3 policy considerations

Harvard Business Review poses the question about creating no-fly list for computer systems to:

  •  effectively identify threats and malicious traffic
  • automate collection, optimization, and integration of threat intelligence
  • share threat intelligence which has been shown to strengthen security 

Harvard Business Review | Why Every Company Should Consider Creating a “Cyber No-Fly List”

The Ways Cities are Requiring Net Neutrality Standards.

Cities and local governments are implementing net neutrality standards by:

  • city-owned broadband options
  • yes, municipally owned internet

What policies goals have some cities, like San Francisco, set for municipal broadband?

  • internet acess must favor the general public and San Francisco values
  • Ft. Collins is hailing municipal borad band as a means to reclaim privacy

Government Technology | States, Cities Turn to Tech in Bid to Preserve Net Neutrality Principles 

 

 

Red State Bill. Protecting Health Care Data in its Data Security Laws. Read the bill Text. Be informed.

Iowa’s Attorney General is supporting House Study Bill 526 (2018)  which adds the following health care information to the state’s data breach statute:

  • medical records, physical and mental health
    • including treatment & diagnosis
  • health insurance information

Any other requirements in House Study Bill 526 (2018) ?

  • 45 day notification requirement
  • 128-bit data encryption requirement
  • Notification to the state if written notification to more than 500 consumers in the state is required by a…

10 Data Security Ordinance Trends for Local Government.

  • City-wide digital platforms Data gathering, aggregating, and analyzing data 
  • Development of Connected Intersections Smart City initiatives 
  • Computing at the edge  faster and accurate for data analytics.
  • Merging of GIS, big data, and analytics data modeling community behavior
  • Public safety vehicles as digital hubs  faster and more accurately emergency response 
  • More Connected vehicle capabilities, See NHTSA suggestions for Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications. The Feds- yay!
  • Greater…