Julian Hattem reports:
Data security will be back in the spotlight on Wednesday, when a House Financial Services subcommittee hears from top law enforcement, consumer advocacy and industry experts.
The hearing will be the fifth Congress has held since Target revealed late last year that a hacker had stolen millions of users’ information during the holiday shopping season. Similar breaches at Neiman Marcus, other retailers and institutions like the University of Maryland have triggered concern around the country and calls from Congress for action.
Wednesday morning’s event in the Financial Services subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit plans to explore how data breaches occur, what types of security can help prevent them and whether or not new technologies can help fight off hackers.
Read more on The Hill.
Here’s more info on the hearing on “Data Security: Examining Efforts to Protect Americans’ Financial Information:”
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:00 AM in 2128 Rayburn HOB
Click here for the Committee Memorandum.
Witness List
Panel I
- Mr. William Noonan, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigation Division, Cyber Operations, United States Secret Service
- Mr. Larry Zelvin, Director, National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Panel II
- Mr. Troy Leach, Chief Technology Officer, PCI Security Standards Council
- Mr. Greg Garcia, Advisor, Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- Mr. David Fortney, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development, The Clearing House Payments Company
- Mr. Edmund Mierzwinski, Consumer Program Director, U.S. PIRG
So far, I haven’t found any information on whether this will be streamed live. If I do find something, I’ll update this.