Congress is way behind on cybersecurity knowhow, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs said Thursday, adding that ignorance — and the difficulty of shaping meaningful legislation — often paralyzes lawmakers on the issue.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., pressed experts Thursday to raise the public profile of America’s cyber vulnerabilities to help create more pressure on lawmakers to fill that knowledge gap when it comes to future cybersecurity legislation.
“We have to make sure the American public is fully aware of the threat and the risk, so [they] can put pressure on the political process to start responding and pass common sense legislation that’s sorely needed,” Johnson said Thursday during remarks at the American Enterprise Institute. For the full article click here
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