3 Reasons States Should Act on Cybersecurity Standards

• Timely. All 6 US Senators running for President in 2020 are cosponsors of cybsercurity legislation
• History of federal Action. Standardizing cybersecurity practices at the federal level is difficult
• Agency infighting  is creating disparate standards
• State Success. State leaders have pushed legislative success to protect its citizens like:
  • TX, IL, WA and MA protecting biometric data
  • OH liability protection law
  • CA version of GDPR

The Hill | Why states should push forward with cyber laws