Section 27394 Of Article 6. Electronic Recording Delivery Act Of 2004 From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 6.
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. (a) To be eligible to establish an electronic recording
delivery system, a county recorder shall contract with, and obtain a
report from, a computer security auditor selected from a list of
computer security auditors approved by the Attorney General.
(b) The Attorney General shall approve computer security auditors
on the basis of significant experience in the evaluation and analysis
of Internet security design, the conduct of security testing
procedures, and specific experience performing Internet penetration
studies. The Attorney General shall complete the approval of security
auditors within 90 days of a request from a county recorder. The
list shall be a public record.
(c) An electronic recording delivery system shall be audited, at
least once during the first year of operation and periodically
thereafter, as set forth in regulation and in the system
certification, by a computer security auditor. The computer security
auditor shall conduct security testing of the electronic recording
delivery system. The reports of the computer security auditor shall
include, but not be limited to, all of the following considerations:
(1) Safety and security of the system, including the vulnerability
of the electronic recording delivery system to fraud or penetration.
(2) Results of testing of the system's protections against fraud
or intrusion, including security testing and penetration studies.
(3) Recommendations for any additional precautions needed to
ensure that the system is secure.
(d) Upon completion, the reports and any response to any
recommendations shall be transmitted to the board of supervisors, the
county recorder, the county district attorney, and the Attorney
General. These reports shall be exempt from disclosure under the
California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section
6250) of Division 7 of Title 1).
(e) A computer security auditor shall have access to any aspect of
an electronic recording delivery system, in any form requested.
Computer security auditor access shall include, but not be limited
to, permission for a thorough examination of source code and the
associated approved escrow facility, and necessary authorization and
assistance for a penetration study of that system.
(f) If the county recorder, a computer security auditor, a
district attorney for a county participating in the electronic
recording delivery system, or the Attorney General reasonably
believes that an electronic recording delivery system is vulnerable
to fraud or intrusion, the county recorder, the board of supervisors,
the district attorney, and the Attorney General shall be immediately
notified. The county recorder shall immediately take the necessary
steps to guard against any compromise of the electronic recording
delivery system, including, if necessary, the suspension of an
authorized submitter or of the electronic recording delivery system.