Golden goes after cyber criminals
State senator says he’s drafting legislation
Alarmed by the massive data breaches that hit nationwide chains like Target and Home Depot in recent years, in which sensitive personal information on tens of millions of customers was obtained by cyber crooks, state Sen. Marty Golden said he is working with technology experts to develop legislation aimed at protecting consumers.
Golden (R-C-Bay Ridge-southwest Brooklyn), chairman of the Select Committee Science, Technology, Incubation and Entrepreneurship, said New York State needs to take strong measures to protect consumers from online piracy and promote safe business practices.
“The news is filled these days with reports about large scale breaches of security and loss of personally identifiable information to hackers. The result is that people lose money, property, and security,” Golden said. “What may not be known, since only the breaches get reported, is that there are thousands of ongoing daily attacks on public and private websites as well as Internet services. The threat is ongoing.”