Who explained the situation? Texas CIO Todd Kimbriel To whom was the situation explained? National Association of State Chief Information Officers annual conference in Nashville, Tennessee How did the disaster plan work? 1st city to detect something was wrong called its managed service provider in the early morning of Aug. 16. By 8:46 a.m. Department […]
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RFRA Bills Meet Tech Companies
Where: Michigan What’s RFRA? Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why are new state bills being filed? To keep tech companies like Google and Facebook content neutral What’s the actual issue? Whether tech companies should monitor fake news and hate speech What’s the legislation in Michigan? HB 4801 (2019 | MI) Governing | Michigan Bill Aims to […]
Data Sale Prohibition. First Responders.
Where: New York The legislation: S4119 (2019 | NY) signed by Governor Who can first responders sell patient information to under this bill? health providers the patient’s insurer parties with appropriate legal authority Who cannot buy 1st responder patient data under this bill? advertisers marketers promoters to any activity used to influence sales Health IT […]
Legislative Future: Blockchain + Education Policy
What are 4 ways public education can use blockchain technology? smart boards student records control the dispersal of copyrighted materials innovative learning platforms JaxEnter | The impact of blockchain technology on education
5 GDPR Enforcement Issues for Governments
How do you make companies report breaches? How to do you make companies comply with reporting deadlines? How do you make companies comply with data security assessment requirements? How do you get companies to conduct privacy impact assessments to understand cyber vulnerabilities? How do governments manage fine penalty revenue? CIO Dive | GDPR pains that […]
Data Security Rulemaking Unintended Consequence
What is the unintended consequence? Public comments submitted by political operatives without permission or comments from a dead person How many fake public comments are we talking about? The NY Attorney General estimates 9.6 million stolen identities submitted comments Where is the image problem? The stolen identities have allegedly been traced to a political organization […]
Fiscal Impact of Data Breaches on Health Care Providers
Who gathered the data? American Medical Association, IBM, Ponemon Assoc., American Dental Assoc. What does the data say? 3 Alabama hospitals operating under emergency procedures since a cyberattack on Oct. 1 Healthcare has the highest cost per record hacked More than $400 per consumer record cost to healthcare providers Reasons healthcare data is sought by […]
Why a State Suspended its Bitcoin Tax Payment System.
Where: Ohio What: Ohio created a system to permit taxes to be paid by cryptocurrency When did they suspend the bitcoin payments? less than a year after it was created What entity suspended the system? A vote by a state panel that oversees the state’s banking and financial methods What are the next steps? The […]
3 Budget Line Items Veto due to cybersecurity concerns.
Which Governor said funding cyber security concerns supported line item vetos? Michigan’s Governor What items were vetoed to protect the state’s cybersecurity? school aid spending focused on specific vendors increase per student funding for charter schools funding for a tourism campaign Detroit News | Gov cuts GOP pet projects in bid to restart budget, road […]
New Ransomware Study. Number of Attacks. Cities. Healthcare. Schools.
Who authored the ransomware study? The security firm Emsisoft What time period does the data cover? January 2019-September 2019 What is the impact of ransomware attacks? 621 US government entities, healthcare providers and school districts, colleges and universities were hit this year 68 state, county and municipal entities $5.3 million in total ransom demands 62 incidents […]