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Who: Mastercard Where: European Union What: The European Cyber Resilience Centre The goal: affiliation between public, private and regulatory sectors to support enterprise resilience Mastercard’s partners in the public private project: national cyber intelligence centers industry groups law enforcement agencies central banks across Europe – ECRB, ECCFI, Europol, FS-ISAC, INTERPOL, NBB and the U.K.’s NCA […]

Where: Iowa What is the Right to be Forgotten Act? Senate File 2236 (2020 | IA) would allow people to have information removed from “the internet” What 3 types of information could not be removed from the internet: criminal convictions litigation relating to a violent crime matters of significant public interest How long would an […]

The machines have arrived in OHIO to unleash artificial intelligence (AI) on state regulations. What’s the Republican goal of AI review of state regulations? streamline state regulations eliminating redundant permitting requirements The project names: Common Sense Initiative & InnovateOhio The leader of the projects: Ohio’s Lt. Governor Husted The procurement: Up to $1.2 million for […]

The Opinion request: RQ-0332-KP The requestor: Hill County Attorney The Question to be answered: Whether the board of directors of appraisal districts are considered “employees” or “elected officials” for purposes of cybersecurity training under Government Code Section 2054.5191(a-1).  Why is this a question? Appraisal board directors are elected by taxing jurisdictions, technically speaking, but are appointed. Could the legislation have […]

What: S.3045 – Cybersecurity Vulnerability Identification and Notification Act of 2019 (2020 | 116th Congress) The goal: compel ISPs to share details of vulnerable entities with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency The concerns: Privacy Police powers that could kick in when ISP details are shared NextGov | CISA Director Makes Case for Subpoena Power […]

Where: Baltimore County, Md How will the registry operate? voluntary private security camera registry for property owners with devices pointed toward a public right-of-way What’s the purpose of the registry? to map private security cameras to give law enforcement prompt access to footage while investigating crimes What’s the incentive for citizens? the county will waive […]

Where: Costa Mesa, CA What issues did Costa Mesa address in their 5G regulations? potential health risks of 5G technology How were the city ordinances tweaked? Distance requirements for small wireless communication facilities — e.g. small boxes on street poles must be 750 feet from other communication facilities of the same company within 250 feet […]

What: a broadcast television search engine used by political campaigns to monitor opponents & track ads was hit by ransomware Data that may have been accessed: Campaign data including email addresses of candidates What is the campaign concern: campaign data is sold or used for political advantage CNET | Ransomware hits TV search engine popular […]

Where: UK What regulations are being proposed to regulate IoT? Consultation on regulatory proposals on consumer IoT security Key regulations: Secure Passwords. All IoT device passwords must be unique & not resettable to any universal factory setting Public Contact & Internal Investigation. Manufacturers of IoT devices must provide a public point of contact to report […]

What type of contractors are we talking about? Associated General Contractors of Washington 3 ways cyber insurance coverage helps the construction industry: ensure protection for corporate confidential information, such as under a non-disclosure agreement 30% of all cyber-related claims are ransomware attacks that can lead to a shutdown of a contractor’s computer network ensure coverage […]