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National Data Security Laws Evolving
Only about two-thirds of existing state data breach notification laws apply to state agencies according to Bruce Brody, vice president of information assurance at CACI in an article at Federal Computing Week.
FCW asks the question -- Would a federal breach notification law bring greater security and sanity to those who find their personal data has been lost or stolen?
The impact of emerging state laws targeting data security and how government agencies factor into being governed by those laws is quite an interesting read. And joining these local initiatives are a host of proposed national bills. The implications of these laws as well as the impact they could have on non-government organizations is going to be a hot debate. Even we got into the discussion, as our resident expert Anton Chuvakin (also LogLogic's Director of Product Management ) weighs in on the topic in the FCW piece.
Chuvakin notes that while existing state laws are already working to protect consumers, he cautions on the realities a national law could bring with it:
"Because many existing state laws are effectively working to protect consumers affected by data breaches, federal legislators must be careful not to pass a national law that is less rigorous than the laws many states have passed, said Anton Chuvakin, director of product management at LogLogic, a risk mitigation company. Were that to happen, he added, "some citizens could lose the protections they enjoy now."
As we noted earlier this year, ignoring data security mandates could cost plenty. Thanks to very high profile breaches like TJMaxx are not only making headlines, but some consumers are nervous about their data and privacy. And US Congress to the European Commission (EC), along with state initiatives in Minnesota, Texas, and California are popping up to deal with the issue.
Posted June 12, 2007 in Compliance , Log Management & Intelligence | Permalink
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