House republicans and senior executives in the telecom industry came out swinging on Wednesday against a forceful government role in overseeing cybersecurity in the private sector.
panel of witnesses at a House subcommittee hearing spoke virtually as a chorus in voicing their opposition to any new regulatory obligations that would threaten to lock businesses into a static compliance regime and undermine their ability to detect and combat new and emerging threats
Focus on Innovation Not Compliance
"Flexibility is key and it's important because the threats change as rapidly as they do," Jason Livingood, vice president of Internet systems engineering with Comcast, told members of the Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communication and Technology.
As lawmakers wrestle with competing visions for reshaping the government's role in cybersecurity, Livingood urged them to "focus on security and innovation rather than compliance and regulation."
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