Lege TREND. State laws. Data Protection for Internet of Things.

California’s internet of things law, SB 327 (2018 | CA), is:

  • first in the nation to address cyber security for internet of things
  • internet of things- connected thermostats, coffee makers etc… that have been used to take down major websites
  • it sets the floor for data security standards for connected devices

Concerns:

  • Whether placing standards on ingternet of things harms innovation

Washington Post | The Cybersecurity 202: California’s Internet of Things cybersecurity bill could lay groundwork for federal action

Campaign Trend. Devices and Campaigns. What's preferred?

Campaign entity: The DNC

The data device policy:  Eliminate Android, espcially ZTE devices. Retain iphones.

Is there a campaign officer for security? Yes, chief information security officer, the former chief information security officer at Yahoo

Forbes | Democrat Cyber Defenders Are Purging Androids In Favor Of iPhones

Lege TREND. Data Breach Notification. State Preemption. 3 Reasons states oppose.

HR 6743 (2018) will preempt state data breach rules.

Opposition includes:

  • States with stronger data reech laws
  • States with stronger protection of insurance consumers
  • Hampers state ability to investigate and mitigate damages in the state

Lake County News | Jones urges House to oppose bill that undermines California security data protections

New Study. Center for Election Innovation & Research. 5 Take Aways.

Survey of states about voter registration database security reveals:

  • STATES ARE IMPROVING AND IMPLEMENTING BEST PRACTICES
  • multi factor identification for access is crucial
  • system iuntegrity is crucial- staff and security
  • consistent auditing of security systems
  • train employees about phishing

CENTER FOR ELECTION INNOVATION AND RESEARCH

Local RFP TREND. Digital Tourism. WHAT. WHERE. HOW.

WHAT: touchscreen kiosks to direct residents & tourists to:

  • points of interest
  • offer directions
  • offer WIFI
  • public transit maps
  • emergency alert functions.

WHERE St Louis MO via  St. Louis Development Corp., the city’s economic development arm

HOW: Issued a request for proposals that requires:

  • kiosks not be considered a commercial venture
  • kiosks are not a type of electronic billboard
  • capable of capturing video surveillance footage at 1080p resolution
  • 4G or 5G

State Tech | St. Louis Aims to Deploy Wi-Fi-Enabled Smart Kiosks by January 2019 

Lege TREND. Scale Back Data Breach Notification Bills. Only Focus on Financial Sector. What you need to know.

Which groups don’t like the focus on the financial sector? Retailers, because it slows passage of across the board data breach notification statutes

What’s the purpsoe of focusing on the financial sector?

  • Find a solution for the Equifax breach

What are state officials saying? “He has consistently opposed federal legislation that would pre-empt state attorneys general, as this proposal appears to do.” — CT Attorney General

Inside Cybersecurity | A debate unfolds over narrow breach-notice bill’s impact on broader efforts

3 Reasons US Chamber Opposes State Data Privacy law. WHAT? WHY?

WHAT: The US Chamber of Commerce opposes California’s Consumer Privacy Act and wants the federal government to preempt state law

WHAT legislative specifics do they want?

  • Preemption of state data protection laws
  • Require concrete harm before a lawsuit
  • Preclude all class action lawsuits
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WHY? 

  • avoid a disparate patchwork of data privacy rules
  • without preemption, companies have to choose the strictist law to comply with and that is California’s consumer privacy act

MARTECH | US Chamber of Commerce calls on feds to preempt CA privacy law

Business TREND. Cyber Insurance Growth Estimates.

​German reinsurance giant Munich Re estiamtes cybcer insurance market will:

  • double by 2020 to over 8 billion dollars
  • corporate spending will be $3.4-$4 billion (3-3.4 billion euros) in 2017
  • corporate spending will be up to $8-$9 billion by 2020
  •  economic costs of large-scale cyber attacks already exceeds losses caused by natural disasters

PHYS.ORG | Cyber insurance market to double by 2020, says Munich Re