A compromised router could allow hackers to install malware or view data in any home, business, or government agency where it's installed.
COLUMBUS, OH (WLIO) - 5th District Congressman Bob Latta sponsoring a bill to strengthen national cybersecurity.
Latta emphasizes that cybercriminals continue to improve their strategy, so the government needs to put the same energy into regulating cyber security.
If passed, the "ROUTERS Act" would require the U.S. Department of Commerce to look into national security threats from routers and modems sold in the United States that were manufactured by companies with ties to foreign adversaries like China, Russia, Iran, or Cuba. A compromised router could allow hackers to install malware or view data in any home, business, or government agency where it's installed.
Bob Latta, (R) U.S. Representative for the Ohio 5th District.
Latta emphasizes that cybercriminals continue to improve their strategy, so the government needs to put the same energy into regulating cyber security.
The "ROUTERS Act" is currently waiting to go to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"These threats are going to be continuous because this is the new wave of warfare. You know, it's just not bombs and tanks and ships anymore, it's cyber attacks. The attacks where they could shut down your electrical systems, they could attack your water systems," said Bob Latta, (R) U.S. Representative for the Ohio 5th District.
The "ROUTERS Act" is currently waiting to go to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
