The increase in lobby spending by 12 large publicly traded cybersecurity firms:
- In 2019, spending more than tripled to $3.94 million
- In 2015 these firms spent $1.21 million
What COVID cyber security issues are on their radars:
- health data like temperatures collected by businesses
- health data collected by COVID tracking
- COVID relief funding
- electric grid security issues
- teleworking
- remote schooling
Wall Street Journal | Cybersecurity Lobbying Spending Mounts as Privacy, Security Laws Take Shape