"This latest security breach at TJX underscores the urgent need for Congress to establish a single standard for securing citizens' personal information wherever the information is held, whether by a government entity, commercial corporation, educational institution or nonprofit," said Liz Gasster, Acting Executive Director and General Counsel of CSIA. "Americans are, with good reason, concerned about the security of their sensitive, personal information and it is up to Congress to pass a national law to help protect them. This law should accomplish the dual goals of prevention and notification and establish reasonable security measures, create a consistent and recognizable notification standard, encourage best practices such as encryption, and include effective enforcement capabilities. As this latest breach also affects TJX customers outside of the U.S., we urge other governing bodies to take action to protect their citizens as well."
CSIA Renews Call to Congress to Pass a National Data Security Law
Law should address prevention and notification and establish reasonable security measures.
The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) released the following statement regarding the data security breach at The TJX Companies, Inc.:
"This latest security breach at TJX underscores the urgent need for Congress to establish a single standard for securing citizens' personal information wherever the information is held, whether by a government entity, commercial corporation, educational institution or nonprofit," said Liz Gasster, Acting Executive Director and General Counsel of CSIA. "Americans are, with good reason, concerned about the security of their sensitive, personal information and it is up to Congress to pass a national law to help protect them. This law should accomplish the dual goals of prevention and notification and establish reasonable security measures, create a consistent and recognizable notification standard, encourage best practices such as encryption, and include effective enforcement capabilities. As this latest breach also affects TJX customers outside of the U.S., we urge other governing bodies to take action to protect their citizens as well."
"This latest security breach at TJX underscores the urgent need for Congress to establish a single standard for securing citizens' personal information wherever the information is held, whether by a government entity, commercial corporation, educational institution or nonprofit," said Liz Gasster, Acting Executive Director and General Counsel of CSIA. "Americans are, with good reason, concerned about the security of their sensitive, personal information and it is up to Congress to pass a national law to help protect them. This law should accomplish the dual goals of prevention and notification and establish reasonable security measures, create a consistent and recognizable notification standard, encourage best practices such as encryption, and include effective enforcement capabilities. As this latest breach also affects TJX customers outside of the U.S., we urge other governing bodies to take action to protect their citizens as well."
