Congress Paying Close Attention to Cyber Risk to Federal Networks, Critical Infrastructure

Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate have held numerous hearings on cyber issues. The general consensus? The federal government must do more to protect data and systems from an increasingly aggressive cyber threat landscape.

Earlier this week, the House Homeland Security Committee met to discuss the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to secure federal networks. Chairman Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) commented that legislation would soon be drafted to centralize cybersecurity defense within the DHS.?

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Erin Ayers, Congress paying close attention to cyber risk to federal networks, critical infrastructure (April 10, 2017), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.