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What did New York’s Shield Act, an amendment to the states data breach notification law, require that we may see replicated in mass? requiring that state data security rules must be tailored to the size of the business CSO | New York’s SHIELD Act could change companies’ security practices nationwide

Where: Ohio What election measures is OHIO considering for its now postponed primary election? Only mail in ballots How many states allow elections to be conducted only by mail? 21 How many allow full statewide elections by mail? 4 — Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington What is voter turn out in mail-in ballot states?  Colorado […]

What are tech companies saying and doing? Google: Issued statement it would limit government access to location data Facebook: CEO Zuckerberg: “I don’t think it would make sense to share people’s data if people haven’t opted in for that” Apple: Does not collect iPhone user location data Politico | In another coronavirus-related security issue for […]

Dark web ransomware sites offering coronavirus packages Trump Administration Relief plan includes the following data security funding: $21 million for Department of Energy cybersecurity $47 million for FEMA for data security + data networks $17 million for Interior Department for network upgrades $5.5 million for National Archives and Records Administration to provide electronic remote access and […]

Issues for Cannabis Companies: What customer and supply chain information are you retaining? Is that information protected? Does your company have a plan if there is a data breach or ransomware attack? Does your state have a track-and-trace requirement for cannabis businesses? How is notification of a breach impacted when a customer from State B, […]

Where: California What: AB 2320 (2020 | CA) Which contractors would be impacted? contractors that receive or are given access to records that contain personal information protected under the state’s Information Practices Act What type of personal information is the state protecting? names social security numbers physical descriptions home addresses home telephone numbers education financial […]

Where: Utah What: HB 158 (2020 | UT) creates an affirmative defense from litigation for businesses that follow state law on maintaining cyber security programs How does the state define the cyber security programs with which businesses will have to comply? conforms to an industry recognized cybersecurity framework example programs: NIST special publication 800-171; NIST […]

Next up on the ban list: Drones made in foreign countries Who is issuing the ban? Trump Administration by Executive Order Why ban foreign made drones? national security Which entities will be forbidden from using foreign made drones? federal departments & agencies Are there exceptions? Yes, military and the intelligence community Tech Crunch | US […]

The city: New Orleans The cyber attack: a ransomeware attack in December 2019 The cost to modernize the city computers: $7 million What will the $7 million cover for New Orleans? ransomware attack recovery fixing city email services and networking infrastructure modernizing the computer systems Governing | Louisiana Has Spent $2.3M in Recent Cyberattack Responses

The state: Lousiana What type of cyber attack did Lousiana experience? A ransomware attack against state computer systems. Lousiana did not pay the ransom. The cost: $2.3 million $1.7 million to restore state systems $333,000 to assist school districts What did $2.3 million cover? paying staff to go to various school districts, state agencies and […]