3 Data Security Lessons. 1 Senator. 1 Sex Scandal.

The sex scandal Senator’s home: Nebraska

The new legislative policies for the Nebraska Legislature:

• “Prohibits senators and their staff from posting information on personal, campaign and commercial social media websites through the state’s secure network or state equipment.”
• Require user passwords
• Require user passwords to be updated annually

Background on Nebraska’s IT protocols:

• No password policy
• No requirement to change passwords
• Senators’ state-issued computers DO NOT require access with log-in credentials

Omaha World Herald | Kintner’s cybersex scandal spurs new technology guidelines for state senators, staff