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New Bills Would Require Warrants for Border Device Searches
Bills in the House and Senate would prevent warrantless searches of Americans' devices at the border.
Executive Order Asks a Lot Out of DHS
On paper, the executive order seems to have some good ideas on increasing the pool of talented security personnel for the federal IT workforce. Would DHS be able to deliver on these new programs?
Off With Their Heads!
Calls for jail time for C-suite executives after a data breach are getting louder, but proposed legislation such as the Corporate Executive Accountability Act would not prevent data breaches. Instead, it would will simply result in organizations lawyering up, CISO Advisor Dave Lewis argues.
Privacy Advocates Urge Creation of Data Protection Agency
As Congress considers various privacy bills, advocates are pushing for a federal data protection agency to enforce any new law.
Some Data Breach Victims Don’t Hear From the FBI Right Away
Many organizations are unaware of the intrusion in their networks until the FBI comes calling. An Inspector General audit found that poor record keeping means some organizations don't hear from the FBI, or hear too late to do anything about it.