Grant Gross reports: Recent data breaches at Sony’s PlayStation Network and at e-mail service provider Epsilon will lead to legislation focused on improving cybersecurity at U.S. companies, the chairwoman of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee said Thursday. Representative Mary Bono Mack, a California Republican, said she will soon introduce legislation focused on ensuring that…
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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…
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…
Three National Data Breach Notification Legislative Proposals Issued
Craig Hoffman writes: So far this month, three legislative proposals containing a national data breach notification requirement have been issued. On May 4, Rep. Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) reintroduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act. On May 11, Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-Fla.) introduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011. One day later, the White…
Breach Notification Proposal Lacks Teeth
Clearly I’m not the only one who was unimpressed with the Obama administration’s plan for a federal data breach notification law. Tracy Kitten reports: The Obama administration’s plan for a federal data breach notification policy is too vague to be effective, and it lacks teeth to penalize violators, critics say. Read more on BankInfoSecurity.com.
AU: How security chief’s bank details leaked
Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…