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
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
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