Industry urges gov incentives for cyber practices

Instead of government mandates, industry groups are calling for government incentives to spur better cybersecurity practices.

Instead of government mandates, industry groups are calling for government incentives to spur better cybersecurity practices.

The recommendation is in a new report that says government-centric mandates would be “counterproductive.”

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Internet Security Alliance, TechAmerica, the Business Software Alliance and the Center for Democracy and Technology co-wrote the white paper.

PC World reports the paper was not in response to a specific government proposal.

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