Just two days after the 2014 midterm elections, a coalition of 44 retail and merchant organizations delivered a letter to U.S. Senate and House leaders, urging the passage of “a single federal law applying to all breached entities.” Those national
Cybersecurity Month, Part 3: Push for national data breach notification legislation
In his October 17 speech, the President called on Congress to establish “one clear national standard that brings certainty to businesses and keeps consumers safe.”
As acknowledged by the President, separate state laws currently govern data breaches, leaving in the
Cybersecurity Month, Part 2: Call for Chip-and-PIN technology
On October 17, 2014, the President issued an executive order on “Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions.”
The executive order first directs all executive departments and agencies to transition their payment processing terminals and government-issued credit, debit, and other
Cybersecurity Month, Part 1: October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
The Presidential Proclamation, naming October 2014 as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, emphasizes many of the same points covered in the Administration’s February 2013 executive order on “Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity.”
The Proclamation acknowledges once more that “[c]yber threats [are