{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"Senators pushing for data security and breach notification standards","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2mpslP7VqB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/senators-pushing-for-data-security-and-breach-notification-standards\/\">Senators pushing for data security and breach notification standards<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/senators-pushing-for-data-security-and-breach-notification-standards\/embed\/#?secret=2mpslP7VqB\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Senators pushing for data security and breach notification standards&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"2mpslP7VqB\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Reacting to major data breaches at major retail outlets, including Target and Nieman Marcus, US senators recently introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act, calling on the Federal Trade Commission to develop data security and breach notification rules for all businesses that hold consumers&#8217; personal information. According to a story at InfoSecurity.com: The dual thrust of the legislation is that the FTC should issue obligatory security standards for the protection of personal information, and that breached organizations should be required to notify customers if ever and whenever that data is compromised. Different states currently have different breach notification requirements, and this new bill would appear to be an attempt to consolidate them into a single federal law. Under the proposal, businesses would receive &#8220;incentives to adopt state of the art technologies [such as encryption] that would render consumer electronic data unreadable or unusable in the case of a breach.&#8221; Executives from Target and Nieman Marcus appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday to discuss the future of retail technology. Target CFO John J. Mulligan apologized at the beginning of the session: \u201cI want to say how deeply sorry we are for the impact this incident has had on...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/otava.test\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/secworld-cybercrime5.jpg"}