A federal cybersecurity law edged closer to reality late last week when the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to protect the personal data of Americans. The bill is a bipartisan effort sponsored by Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and co-sponsored by former Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that would, among other things, force companies and data brokers to institute data privacy and security programs. Some technology professionals surveyed don t think the Federal law will do much to help.
Source: https://threatpost.com/security-pros-react-potential-federal-data-law-111109/73077/