Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) has called on Congress to take up the proposed cybersecurity legislation and prioritize breach notification standards following reports of an Excellus BlueCross BlueShield data breach in December 2013. The senator
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The House of Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill by a 307-116 vote Wednesday to limit liability for companies that report threat information to the U.S. government, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
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Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, has urged lawmakers to pass legislation aimed at bolstering the agency’s cyber defense authority and workforce, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Jerry
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The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard testimony from government officials and private sector representatives on Thursday regarding the Cybersecurity Act of 2013, FedScoop reported Thursday. Cory Bennett writes lawmakers at the
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Government Accountability Office representatives told a House subcommittee Tuesday technology enables a more effective power grid network but the security of the network could be stronger. Gregory Wilshusen and David Trimble testified
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