After Being Hacked, Akaka Pushes Security Standards

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DC808 reports:

The Hill has this report. Excerpt:

Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) grilled the head of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board on Tuesday (July 31) about a massive data breach the agency suffered last year.

Akaka noted that 43 current and former members of Congress, including himself, had their personal information compromised in the attack. …

Akaka is pushing for an amendment to the Cybersecurity Act, which is currently under consideration by the full Senate, that would require all federal agencies to notify the affected people in the event of a data breach.


Here’s more about that amendment Akaka added: 

– Akaka Introducese Amendment for Cybersecurity Bill

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