CSIA Board Urges Congressional Leadership on Consumer Data Protection

Goal: Bill on Bush's Desk by End of Session 


ARLINGTON, Va., April 6  /PRNewswire/ -- The Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) delivered letters to members of the bipartisan leadership of the House and Senate, urging party leaders, committee chairmen and other members to "set aside their differences and focus on protecting Americans' private, personal information."

"Over the past year more than 52 million records of Americans' private personal information -- an average of 142,000 per day -- have been hacked into, lost, stolen or otherwise compromised from digital databases," states the letter, signed by all 12 board members of the CSIA.  "Once front-page news, such breaches have become commonplace and have corroded public confidence in the security of private personal information."

For the first time, surveys now show a decrease in Americans' interest in doing business online, the letter adds, noting that "Perhaps part of the reason is that the average identity theft victim -- and there were 3.4 million of them last year -- spends $834 and 77 hours just clearing their name."

The growing trust deficit in online commerce is a serious threat to economic growth, which depends on technological innovation," the letter also states.  "It's no surprise that these same voters are looking to Congress for action."

During meetings with members of the congressional leadership Tuesday, CSIA board members urged quick action on consumer privacy protection legislation so that a bill can be completed and delivered to President Bush's desk for signature by the end of the session.

A copy of the letter is available at http://www.csialliance.org/.

The Cyber Security Industry Alliance is the only advocacy group dedicated exclusively to ensuring the privacy, reliability and integrity of information systems through public policy, technology, education and awareness.  Led by CEOs from the world's top security providers, CSIA believes a comprehensive approach to information system security is vital to the stability of the global economy.  Visit our web site at http://www.csialliance.org/.

Members of the CSIA include Application Security, Inc.; CA, Inc. (NYSE:CA); Citadel Security Software Inc. (NASDAQ:CDSS); Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS); Entrust, Inc. (NASDAQ:ENTU); Fortinet, Inc.; Internet Security Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSX); iPass Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAS); Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:JNPR); McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE); Mirage Networks, Inc.; PGP Corporation; Qualys, Inc.; RSA Security Inc. (NASDAQ:RSAS); Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR); Surety, Inc.; Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC); TechGuard Security, LLC; Visa International and Vontu, Inc. 

DATASOURCE: Cyber Security Industry Alliance



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