Procurement Opportunity. State Cyber Crime Labs. Anatomy of a State Cyber Crime Lab.

State: Alabama

Agency Housing the Cyber Crime Lab: Attorney General Office

What tools does the operator of a cyber crime lab need?

  • talent to unlock cell phone evidence
  • talent to track down credit/debit card skimmers
  • talent to unmask criminals behind identity theft
  • talent to help businesses &  local governments recover revenue  lost in cyber theft 

AL.com | State launches lab to fight growing problem of cyber crime

Regulatory Trend. Keystone State Plan to Prevent Voter Hacking + Local Government Mandate

Governor of Pennsylvania ordered counties to buy voting machines that also leave a paper trail to protect against hacking.

Pennsylvania is providing counties with this much funding to update voting machines: $0

Governing | To Prevent Hacking, Pennsylvania Will Create Voting Paper Trail

AP | Pennsylvania to require voting machines with paper backup

Lege Trend +1 Northern State. Blockchain for Data Security + State Contracting. 3 Steps to be Informed:

State: New York

The Bills:  

  • A08780 allows contracts secured through blockchain technology + allows smart contracts to exist in commerce
  • A08792 blockchain to secure elections
  • A08793 blockchain for the security of state records

The policy support for blockchain:

  •  safer bet for state and local government records and contracts
  • benefits to state and local governments
  • tool for increasing accountability and transparency

State Tech | New York Targets Blockchain for Voter Security, Smart Contracts and More

 

Lege Trend. Passing Net Neutrality. Bipartisan in the West. 2 Key Points from the bill.

Washington State House passed a net nuetrality bill, HB 2282, that will:

  • establish net nuetrality in Washington State
  • protect consumers in Washington State

The  bill will protect consumer by prohibiting companies from:

  • Blocking of lawful content by internet service providers

  • “Throttling,” or slowing down, of lawful content by internet service providers

  • Favoring of certain content over others by internet service providers due to special deals (“paid prioritization”)

The vote in the House: 93-5

K5 | Washington House passes bill to protect net-neutrality rules

Seattle Times | Net-neutrality bill in the Washington Legislature easily passes the House

3 Reasons County Commissioners Concern over State Cyber Security Council

Bills in the Kansas legislature is proposing a Kansas cyber-security authority. H2331 (2018)

County Commissioners in Segwick County raise these concerns:

  • Any local government connectiung to state system would have to have their cybersecurity programs reviewed
  • Unfunded mandate
  • For a small county like Segwick, the cost per person is estiamted at $700/person

WHAT WOULD THE KANSAS CYBER SECURITY AUTHORITY DO?

  • Create a Kansas information security office
  • review  cyber-security programs
  • create training programs

KWCH 12 | County leaders express concern over cost of ‘Kansas Cybersecurity Act’

Lege trend. Increasing Consumer Protections in a Post-Equifax World.

A Rhode Island legislator wants companies that have had a data breach to:

  • notify the state and consumers in a “reasonable promptness”, quicker than the current 45 days
  • Increase the penalty from $100 to $150,000 per breach

WPRI | Lawmaker proposes law to protect victims of data breaches

Rhode Island HB 7387 (2018) 

No-Fly List for Computers? 3 policy considerations

Harvard Business Review poses the question about creating no-fly list for computer systems to:

  •  effectively identify threats and malicious traffic
  • automate collection, optimization, and integration of threat intelligence
  • share threat intelligence which has been shown to strengthen security 

Harvard Business Review | Why Every Company Should Consider Creating a “Cyber No-Fly List”

The Ways Cities are Requiring Net Neutrality Standards.

Cities and local governments are implementing net neutrality standards by:

  • city-owned broadband options
  • yes, municipally owned internet

What policies goals have some cities, like San Francisco, set for municipal broadband?

  • internet acess must favor the general public and San Francisco values
  • Ft. Collins is hailing municipal borad band as a means to reclaim privacy

Government Technology | States, Cities Turn to Tech in Bid to Preserve Net Neutrality Principles