WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Sasse describes it as a “small but encouraging sign” when it comes to the need for Congress to focus on U.S. cyber vulnerabilities.
President Obama this week signed the Quarterly Financial Report Reauthorization Act, which included a Sasse amendment requiring a cybersecurity report from the Commerce Department.
The report would include identifying sensitive census information, steps taken to protect it, any known breaches and information that could be used by enemies to attack damage national security.
Hackers have breached U.S. government databases at the Office of Personnel Management and the Census Bureau.
“We still need to go big,” Sasse said in a press release. “This is an important defensive action for one agency that should set the table for a serious conversation.” For the full article click here
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