The Iowa Attorney General is reviewing the state’s cyber security protocols to do 3 things:
- identify shortfalls in current legal requirements for those who store personal information
- look to enhance consumer protections
- seek to lessen the burden on consumers who’ve been victimized by data breaches
- Such as “scrutinizing the fees that credit reporting agencies are allowed to charge Iowans for freezing and unfreezing credit reports — particularly data breach victims,”