Cybersecurity
Comcast: Data Breach Affected 237,000 Broadband Customers
Breach underscores risk of using third-party vendors
FCC
ISPs Say 1996 Law Blocks FCC's New Data Breach Rules
The agency said it wasn't barred from adopting rules that overlapped with previously voided policies.
FTC
Agency Heads Appear Before Congress to Tackle Privacy Issues
WASHINGTON July 18, 2011- Two congressional subcommittees called on the heads of several government agencies late last week to inquire how each addresses Internet privacy issues. The panel, assembled by the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the Subcommittee on Communications an
Justice Department
FTC and DOJ Forum: Child ID Theft By Family Members Most Damaging
WASHINGTON, July 13, 2011 – Child ID Theft more commonly occurs via organized crime, but the most severe damage happens when done by family members, experts concluded at a joint Child ID Theft forum Tuesday. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice held the forum one day after hacktivist
John Kerry
Senate Considers Recommendations for Data Privacy and Security Bills
WASHINGTON, July 1, 2011 – The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee assembled Wednesday its third hearing this legislative session on data privacy and security. In a hearing rushed so that members could make it to the Senate floor in time to vote, members and witnesses from governm
Cybersecurity
House Subcommittee Debates Cyber Theft Measure
WASHINGTON, June 16, 2011 – Just days after Senate email accounts were hacked, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing Wednesday to discuss a draft bill that would require companies to minimize the amount of data collected from consumers and notify them within two
Congress
Leahy Introduces Data Security Bill
WASHINGTON June 8, 2011 – Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, re-introduced a bill Tuesday that would establish a national standard for the notification to consumers by corporations when data breaches occur. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) cos
