Trend. Business helps Cities Build Data.

Business gather and analyze data to make business decisions. Some businesses are embracing philanthropy and sharing that data with cities.

Examples of cities using data to improve public service:

  •  New York City created the Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics
  • Chicago has Array of Things, a sensor system to gather and collect data
  • Boston and Uber are partnering to utilize Uber data to help Boston improve  congestion and community planning

Governing | How Companies Can Help Cities Close the Data Gap

Student Data Breach in Texas. 4 Pieces Informed Intel.

  • Katy ISD experienced a data breach
  • The data breach came  by way of a third party vendor breach that exposed Katy ISD student data
  • The data breached was on a secure server and included:
    • student names
    • birthdates
    • social security numbers/state ID numbers
    • email addresses
    • zip codes
  • The 3rd party vendor will offer identification monitoring to impacted students

KHOU | Katy ISD notifies parents of potential data breach of students’ info

Houston Chronicle | Katy ISD warns staff, students after data breach

9 out of 10 Attorneys Agree. Not Good News for Health Care Business.

Health care attorneys agree that health care industry is at a higher risk for cyber crime. Here’s the data to support it:

  • 88% of ransomeware targets are health care entities
  • 84% of health care attorneys have been involved with clients who must dtermine issues like notification after a breach and adopting internal cyber security controls.

It must be bad if attorneys are agreeing with each other. 

Health Care Dive | Healthcare attorneys: Industry is at higher risk of cybercrime than others

Cyber Crime Center. New State Agency in the Land of Silicon Valley.

The California Attorney General launched the California’s Cyber Crime Center (C4)

What’s the purpose of the state’s Cyber Crime Center? assist local law enforcement with investigations where digital expertise or assistance is required

What law enforcment collaboration will occur?  C4 will bring together:

  • California’s eCrime unit that investigates & prosecutes large-scale identity theft and technology crimes
  • California’s DOJ’s Office of Cyber Security experts
  • California’s Digital Evidence Unit which uses scientific methods to extract and analyze information from items like cell phones

Government Technology | California Attorney General Unveils Cyber Crime Center

Creative Solution from the Far East: Create a Fund to Aid Cyber Security Improvements

Where: Singapore and neighboring countries

What is this fund to help cyber security protections? Singapore is putting in $10 million to help Asean nations build up their cyber response capabilities

The goals:

  • strengthen regional responses to cyber threats
  • strengthen technical capabilities
  • train technical officers, policy makers, and prosecutors

The Straits Times | Govt launches $10m fund to help Asean fight cyber threats

Data Breach. Government Car Fleets.

The National Association of Fleet Administrators issued a white paper making these recommendations for fleets:

  • Address the most significant data threat, fleet telematics systems
    • tracking and wirelessly communicating the location, movement, behavior and health of a vehicle in real time make the system subject to hacking
  • Highlights Chesterfield County, Virginia, which prohibits bluetooth in fleet vehicles to minimize hacking potential
  • Establish communication protocols to exchange hacking threats
  • Prioritize security within their organizations

SC Magazine | Connected car threats endanger corporate and municipal vehicle fleets; experts make policy recommendations

 

TREND. State Data Security Regulation. 3 Pieces Informed Intel. The Businesses That are Paying Attention.

What sparked the push for more and new state regulation on data security? New York’s Cybersecurity regulations

Which industries are taking note? Finance & Insurance

Do legal experts think New York’s regulations will be a model for other states?  Yes, yes and yes. 

Law.com | NY Cybersecurity Regs Could Spur Legal Work Nationwide

New York’s Cybersecurity regulations