By Bill Brenner – During lunch at ISSA-LA’s Security Summit IV event here at the Universal City Hilton, we heard a talk from Bruce W. McConnell, senior counselor for cybersecurity at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
I’m particularly puzzled by what he said — and didn’t say — about cybersecurity legislation pending in Congress.
“Europe is very concerned about data privacy,” he said. “Europe wants more power for individuals to control their own privacy.”
He said that like it’s a bad thing. more> http://tinyurl.com/6uqd3au
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