The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently published a report which highlighted the Internal Revenue Service’s failure to notify taxpayers whose personally identifiable information was inadvertently disclosed. According to the report, more than 142 million taxpayers entrust the IRS with sensitive financial and personal data. The IRS has many processes and regulations that protect [...]
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A Maryland senator introduced legislation this week that would require the development and adoption of minimum cybersecurity standards to protect Americans from cyber crime and terrorism. The Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act, crafted by Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, D-Md., would require the federal government and industry to collaborate to develop minimum Internet standards for [...]
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