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Lawmakers want cyber champion for feds

Federal Times: Congressman Anthony Brown, D-Md., says federal employees ought to have their own advocate to safeguard their interests in case they fall victim to cyberattack.

Brown has introduced H.R. 3403, the so-called Cyber VICTIM bill: The Valuing Individual Cybersecurity Through Interagency Measures Act. It would create a new role for a federal official who would serve as an interagency cyber victim coordinator.

“Federal employees devote their lives to civil service, and we must make it a priority to both protect against information theft and guarantee robust response if an attack occurs. These breaches are becoming much too commonplace. Information theft should not be an occupational hazard of federal employment,” Brown said in a press release.

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