Fueled by anger over recent high-profile security breaches, congressional lawmakers on Nov. 30 filed a bill to potentially subject executives at organizations that do not disclose breaches to up to five years of jail time.
Members of the United States Senate Commerce Committee introduced a bill to propose prison sentences for any executives that conceal data breaches that cause any individual to lose more than $1,000. The bill, called the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, would also implement nationwide data breach notification standards, a topic that garnered significant attention during congressional hearings over breaches at Equifax, Yahoo, and Uber.
Erin Ayers, US senators push for jail time for executives who conceal data breaches (December 4, 2017), available with subscription at Advisen Cyber Front Page News.
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