Banking Information Security Podcast

Interview with Rep. Yvette Clarke, Chair, House Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology To quell the rising tide of information breaches and to protect government and key civilian IT systems, the idea of regulating IT and data is gaining ground among those who shape federal law and policies. If such regulation comes about, Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., will be involved in shaping authorizing legislation, by virtue of her chairmanship of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and Technology. Clarke, in an interview with GovInfoSecurity.com, said any such law or regulation must not hamper innovation. In the interview, Clarke discusses: Key elements of what she terms the National Data Breach Law. The deliberate approach the House is taking to implementing cybersecurity legislation. President Obama's need to appoint a cybersecurity coordinator now. Clarke represents one of the country's most ethnically diverse Congressional