Lax standards for Feds in data breach vote

Iria · May 26, 2006, 03:11 AM

Source: News.com
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WASHINGTON--Days after a massive data leak potentially affecting more than 26 million American veterans became public, a U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill requiring written notice of information security breaches.

By a voice vote Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee adopted a bill that would require businesses to alert customers about security breaches. The panel also glued on a newly drafted amendment that would apply to federal agencies.

But in a bizarre twist, the legislation regulates the private sector far more stringently than government agencies--even though the Veterans Administration was responsible for one of the largest security breaches in history, one which officials now say could cost $500 million to clean up.

May 26, 2006, 03:11 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Lax standards for Feds in data breach vote Source: News.com __________ WASHINGTON--Days after a massive data leak potentially affecting more than 26 million American veterans became public, a U.S. House of Representatives committee approved a bill requiring written notice of information security breaches. By a voice vote Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee adopted a bill that would require businesses to alert customers about security breaches. The panel also glued on a newly drafted amendment that would apply to federal agencies. But in a bizarre twist, the legislation regulates the private sector far more stringently than government agencies--even though the Veterans Administration was responsible for one of the largest security breaches in history, one which officials now say could cost $500 million to clean up.