IT Governance welcomes President Obama’s renewed calls for federal data breach notification legislation.

BOISE, IDAHO, USA, January 14, 2015 /EINPresswire.com/ -- IT Governance, the international provider of information security services and expertise, welcomes President Obama’s renewed calls for federal data breach notification legislation. Speaking at the Federal Trade Commission Monday as part of a weeklong focus on cybersecurity, the President said that the current patchwork of state laws is a burden for companies that do business across the US.

The new Personal Data Notification and Protection Act would require American companies to notify affected individuals when their personal information is lost in online breaches – such as those that hit Sony, JPMorgan Chase, and Home Depot last year.

Alan Calder, founder and executive chairman of IT Governance, says: “Encouraging US organizations to be more forthcoming about stolen credit card or other sensitive information is a step in the right direction. The US has until now been ill-served by a complex patchwork of cyber security state laws, so this single national standard will simplify the requirements for national organizations.”

Implementing and maintaining an information security management system (ISMS) as laid out in the international information security management standard ISO27001 will help organizations achieve compliance with a host of related legislative and regulatory requirements.

ISO27001 presents a comprehensive and logical approach to developing, implementing and managing an ISMS, and provides associated guidance for conducting risk assessments and applying the necessary risk treatments.

Furthermore, the additional external validation demonstrated by accredited certification to the Standard will improve an organization’s cybersecurity posture while providing a higher level of customer and stakeholder confidence, which is essential for securing certain global and federal contracts.

IT Governance’s fixed-price ISO27001 implementation solutions enable organizations of all sizes, sectors, and locations to implement ISO27001 easily and cost-effectively.

More information: www.itgovernanceusa.com/iso27001-solutions.aspx

Alternatively, organizations can call IT Governance toll-free on 1-877-317-3454 or email servicecenter@itgovernanceusa.com for more information on how IT Governance can help protect their information security.

Melanie Watson
IT Governance
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