2015 House Interim Charges. 14 Committees. Data Security is Everywhere.

Data Security

Businesses | Financial Institutions | Law Enforcement | Education | Local Governments | State Data Safety | Data Security in State Contracting

THE INTERIM CHARGES

• Business & Industry: data security in the sharing economy and business cybersecurity
• County Affairs: County data security and data retention
• Government Transparency & Operation: state cyber security standards, agency cyber security, data retention and protection of personal information, cloud computing, higher education cloud computing
• Higher Education: data systems related to veterans in higher education
• Homeland Security & Public Safety + Government Transparency & Operation: data veracity of criminal records
• House Administration: Legislature’s cybersecurity policies
• Insurance: data trends in weather related claims
• Investments & Financial Services: financial institutions & data security
• Juvenile Justice & Family Issues: data security & data sharing between DFPS, TJJD & local probation departments
• Public Education: data in the classroom & digital learning opportunities
• Public Health: data use in health agencies related to chronic disease
• Urban Affairs: local government cybersecurity
• Ways & Means: Data Processing and information services sales and uses (tax the cloud?)
• Select Committee on Emerging Issues in Law Enforcement + Government Transparency & Operation: data security & privacy in emerging law enforcement technology
• Select Committee on Emerging Issues in Texas Law Enforcement: data from body cameras; use, security & retention of emerging technology data by law enforcement

YOUR INFORMED INTEL

• AG Opinion Request: Privacy. License Plate Readers. Data Use. Fine for No Insurance. Vendors Beware
• New Issue: Data Security. Insurance. Indemnification. 3rd Party Contractors
• 76% of IT Decision Makers would Move Data Centers out of the US over Privacy
• Regulatory Trend: Cybersecurity & Connected Cars. (Wifi Cars, not Trains)
• Millions of Funding for Data Security for Electric Generation, Electric Grids & Oil & Gas
• Lege Trend: Model forms for Data Breach Notifications
• Drones & Data Storage. A Legislative Trend
• City Creates CyberSecurity Squad. 5 Details to Build Your Own
• A State Auditor Looks into 5 School District Student Data Collection
• Lege Trend: New State Data Security Laws. New State Cyber Security Agency. 8 Goals
• 24 States Provide Economic Incentives for Data Centers
• Lege Trend: State Data Security Laws Apply to Insurers. 8 states and counting
• 3 Recommendations for Health Care Data Security Legislation
• 6 Trends in State Data Breach Laws
• Lege Trend: Incentives for Companies Reporting Data Breaches
• Lege Trend: Legislative Data Task Force. Protect the Data
• Lege Trend: Peach Blossom State Passes Package of Data Security Bills: Internet Providers. Education. Employers. Healthcare
• Neiman Marcus Ruling Makes it Easier to Sue a Company for a Data Breach