The following statement was issued by Rep. Mary Bono Mack today: Calling a recent dramatic increase in cyber attacks “a threat to the future of electronic commerce,” Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (CA-45), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, today released a discussion draft of the Secure and Fortify Data Act (SAFE…
Category: Breach Laws
Sony PlayStation hacks show need for data breach disclosure laws
Lisa Banks reports: The repeated hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network hack has demonstrated the need for Australia to adopt mandatory data breach disclosure laws, a local security director has claimed. While the PlayStation Network was back up and running for Australian users today, director of Clearswift, Phil Vasic, said mandatory disclosure laws would help prevent…
This morning in Congress: “Sony and Epsilon: Lessons for Data Security Legislation”
The House Energy & Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has scheduled a hearing on Thursday, June 2, 2011, in 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The hearing, entitled “Sony and Epsilon: Lessons for Data Security Legislation,” will begin 15 minutes after the conclusion of the full committee markup. Background Memo Witness List Jeanette…
German DPAs Publish Comprehensive FAQs on Statutory Data Breach Notification Requirement [repost]
[repost] The German Data Protection Authorities of Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia have issued a paper containing Frequently Asked Questions about the German statutory data breach notification requirement that went into effect on September 1, 2009. The paper provides detailed information on key questions concerning the procedure for notification as required by Section 42a of the…
House Energy and Commerce Committee will focus on data security and digital privacy
Gautham Nagesh reports: The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced a comprehensive review of data security and eletronic privacy issues on Wednesday, beginning with Thursday’s hearing on data breaches at Sony and Epsilon. The announcement signals the committee is likely staking out its place for the upcoming debates on comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy legislation, both…
ICO slammed for data protection enforcement failures
As regular readers of this blog already know, the ICO has issued fines over data protection breaches precisely four times since he acquired the authority to do so, despite public clamor for him to really get tough. Now Caroline Donnelly reports: … In total, information concerning 2,565 potential data breaches was passed on to the…