State AGs To Congress: Don’t Mess With Our Hacker Notification

Forty-seven state Attorneys General wrote Congress this week, asking that lawmakers not pre-empt state notification laws in proposed cyber security legislation, but many think that the state by state approach hinders the fast, streamlined notification process essential in battling cyber crime. The current hodge-podge of state laws can be challenging for companies dealing with a multi-state breach, and make preparation for a hack scenario complicated.