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ITAA backs cybersecurity breach notification law

Michael Arnone writes in FCW.com:

Congress should pass a law that outlines when government and the private sector must notify the public about cybersecurity breaches that compromise confidential information, an information technology industry group said today.

The theft of millions of personal records from ChoicePoint and other companies has made breach notification “the most pressing cybersecurity issue on the minds of Congress right now,” said Greg Garcia, vice president of information security programs and policy at the IT Association of America.

Congress is more likely to pass a breach notification law than any other cybersecurity-related bill this term, Garcia said.

House and Senate committees are jockeying for jurisdiction over a number of bills still under consultation, Garcia said. Only one bill, introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), has been submitted, Garcia said.

posted by Fergie @ 9/21/2005 11:06:00 AM