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West Virigina HB 2452 (2019 |WV) created the a new Cybersecurity Office within the Office of Technology.
Goals of the a new Cybersecurity Office:
Stems from WV’s 2018 particiaption in the National Governors Association (NGA)…
The latest medical equipment suseptible to hackers are CT scans that would allow hackers access to alter images raising regulatory concerns about data security of medical equipment.
IN March 2019 hackers got into a small Colorado water utility.
Are there regualtory parallels that can be made to secure the water and waste water systems? Yes, Water utilities & power distributors share similar industrial control systems
Which states have taken water security measures forward? NJ, NY
Marriott CEO testified before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and said that the hotel chain would now use encryptiona nd toeknization (blockchain, distributed ledger) to safely store data.
Security Boulevard | Marriott Could Have Prevented Privacy Data Breach with Tokenization
Digitizing currency is moving tangible assets to the cloud and opening conversations on using crypto currency as collateral.
Bonjour new fintech, bitcoin and blockchain legislation.
Legaltech News | Crypto-Collateral? Securing Loans with Digital Currency
Facebook has admitted to storing 10s of MILLIONS of passwords in plain text. Security Expertts say 600 Million passwords were stored in plain text.
Tech Crunch | Facebook admits it stored ‘hundreds of millions’ of account passwords in plaintext
New data breach lingo: The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT)
Why does this matter? Health care data breaches are thepriciest at $08 per record
What’s the latest breach of medical devices? ultasound equipment that can be hacked and have images swppaed by hackers
Dark Reading | Ultrasound Machine Diagnosed with Major Security Gaps
Politico | Why 2020 contenders need to worry about hackers now
Vermont is subsidizing “last mile” for broadband access in rural areas that will:
US News and World Report | In Vermont, High-Speed Internet for All Gets More Likely
Georgia’s House Bill 197 (GA | 2019) would create:
Rome News Tribune | Legislation creating Georgia Data Analytics Center clears Crossover Day hurdle
A 2018 Brookings study categorizes state blockchain legislation and regulation.
States Recognizing Innovation Potential:
States Actively Engaged:
States that are orgnaized:
States that are appreciative:
States that are reactionary:
States that are unaware: