ITI Makes the Case Before the U.S. Congress for Streamlined Cyber Policies
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI’s Senior Vice President of Policy and General Counsel John Miller testified (opens in a new tab) before the U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation for the hearing “Enhancing Cybersecurity by Eliminating Inconsistent Regulations (opens in a new tab).”
In his testimony (opens in a new tab), Miller reiterated the longstanding bipartisan consensus on the need to harmonize inconsistent, duplicative, or conflicting cyber regulations that result in higher costs to customers and working families, negative impacts to national security, and strains on scarce government resources.
“While we have studied the issue and offered recommendations, there has been no discernible harmonization – instead the problem is getting worse. It is time that we stop admiring this problem and commit to addressing it,” Miller testified.
Miller urged congressional lawmakers to:
- Ensure the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) follows through on its ongoing work to implement the National Cybersecurity Strategy;
- Align existing and future cyber regulations around a common taxonomy including definitions and risk-management controls grounded in international standards;
- Define a standardized clearing process for new cyber regulatory activity to prevent future fragmentation;
- Collaborate with ONCD to develop and implement a structured reciprocity process that reduces barriers and clarifies company obligations; and
- Enforce congressional oversight authorities to make sure that the current and future administrations follow through on cyber harmonization solutions.
Read John Miller’s full testimony here (opens in a new tab).
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