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Who is recommending incentives for cyber insurance? Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Where did the Foundation for Defense of Democracies make this recommendation? In its report The Role of Cyber Insurance in Securing the Private Sector
What types of government incentives were recommended?
Why are government incentives necessary? Industry has failed to incentivize action
What commonalities do schools & libraries share that draws hackers to them?
2 most common hacks before ransomeware:
Where: Los Angeles
What is this non-profit public private partnership that L.A. created? LA Cyber Lab
Who is involved in LA CyberLab?
What are the goal os the LA Cyber Lab?
Where: Colorado
What: Colorado is the 1st state to ban bar codes (QR Codes) from paper ballots
How are QR Codes/bar Codes used on paper ballots? The bar codes/QR codes are a means to count paper ballots
What did the Colorado Secretary of State say? Voters had no way to verify the bar code or QR code and as such the codes did nothing to secure elections or instill voter confidence
Fox 31 | Colorado becomes first state to ban barcodes for counting votes over security concerns
What ticketing entity is tracking its ticket holders? University Alabama at football games
Why are student location tracked when they attend football games? Incentives are given to students who stay through the 4th quarter
Where: California
What: AB 1215 (2019 | CA)
How did the Legislature split the difference to approve cameras and disapprove facial recognition?
What arguments support prohibiting facial recognition?
Other states did the same? Yes, Oregon
CNBC | California legislature bars facial recognition for police body cameras
Where can I find the list of 51 tech companies:
Their September 10, 2019 letter is here.
Did the tech companies work with a business group?
Yes, Business Roundtable
What are the top 3 arguments the 51 tech CEOS make:
What else do I need to think about? When Major US Auto Manufacturers asked for action on emissions and the federal government did not act, the major auto dealers negotiated a deal with California.
What states could the tech companies go to to negotiate a deal? States most active in data privacy: California, Washington State, New York
ZD NEt | 51 tech CEOs send open letter to Congress asking for a federal data privacy law
Who was hacked?
A law enforcement pension in Oklahoma
How much was stolen?
$4.2 Million
What happened?
What regulatory/legislative reaction is forthcoming?
Other pensions hacked:
InfoSecurity | Hackers Steal $4.2m from State Troopers’ Pension Fund
Where:
Illinois
What bill did the Illinois Governor sign?
Public Act 101-0514, also known as the Blockchain Technology Act
How does the bill embrace blockchain technology?
WHO called for the study on consumer expectations and data breaches?
Experian
WHAT did consumers say?