Amid the multitude of call for universal data security standards in the wake of major cyberattacks on some the country’s largest companies is bipartisan agreement that something should be done to address the issue from a legislative standpoint. However, the question that has yet to be definitively answered in that regard is: “what?”
House Financial Services Committee (FSC) Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) called for a committee hearing on cybersecurity and data protection in a recent letter to Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.). Waters also has expressed support for taking steps toward addressing data security issues through legislation.
Find out more details about the latest call to action on data security.