Declarations

“The promise of free speech is that even when one holds an unpopular point of view, the state cannot stifle it. The price Americans pay for this freedom is that the rule remains unchanged regardless of who is in the majority.”

— The opinion of one of the justices on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that Florida doctors can talk to their patients about gun safety. The ruling overturns a state law that said doing so was an infringement on citizens Second Amendment Rights to own guns.

“Let our people grow these jobs.”

— Oregon Gov. Kate Brown warned the federal government to leave the state’s legal marijuana industry alone, and said that if the Trump administration makes a move against legalized recreational marijuana, it would be going against its own goals such as improving the economy, creating jobs and giving states more say in policies.

“There are actors that are scanning for these vulnerable systems and taking advantage of those weaknesses when they find them.”

— Marty Edwards, director of U.S. Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team for industrial systems, says oil and gas companies are facing increasingly sophisticated hackers seeking to steal trade secrets and disrupt operations. Experts say the thousands of interconnected sensors and controls that run oil and gas facilities are rife with weak spots.

“Information security is a process and a journey, not a destination. All industries need to face the challenge of constantly evolving to ensure vigilance in awareness and risk mitigation.”

— Ben Zviti, senior vice president in Marsh’s Financial and Professional Products (FINPRO) Specialty Practice, discussing the impact of New York state’s recently implemented cybersecurity regulation, which went into effect on March 1. The regulation aims to protect New York’s financial services industry from the increasing risk of a cyberattack.