Functions on a daytoday basis. Sunday night. On q a. Today on capitol hill, richard smith, the ceo of equifax gave the first of three Straight Days of hearings to address the data breach that exposed the private information of a hundred 45 Million People. The subcommittee hearing runs about three hours. Good morning. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection will come to order. The chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good morning. Today we are here to get the facts to learn what happened at equifax that led to the personal information of over 143 million americans information being stolen. We must find out what happened. The public deserves to know what happened and what steps are being taken to protect their Sensitive Data Going Forward. Todays hearing needs to shed some much needed information and light on this breach. We have received assurances from equifax that mr. Smith can speak on concrete remediation steps that the company
Hours. Good morning. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection will come to order. Chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning. Today we are here to get the facts to learn what happened at equifax that led to the personal information of over 143 million americans information being stolen. Americans deserve to know what equifax is doing to fix the problem and help individuals that are impacted. We must find out what happened. The public deserves to know what happened and what steps are being taken to protect their Sensitive Data Going Forward. Todays hearing needs to shed muchneeded information and light on this breach. Weve received assurances from equifax that mr. Smith can speak for the company on concrete remediation steps that the company took in the aftermath to secure its Computer Systems and to protect the affected u. S. Customers, as well as what happened when he was chief executive. As chairman of the Digital Commerce
Million people at risk. This was one of four hearings mr. Smith appeared at in which he faced questions on how the breach was first detected and what steps the agency took in response. This house energy and commerce subcommittee hearing is three hours. Good morning. The subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection will come to order. Chair now recognizes himself for five minutes for an opening statement. Good morning. Today we are here to get the facts to learn what happened at equifax that led to the personal information of over 143 million americans information being stolen. Americans deserve to know what equifax is doing to fix the problem and help individuals that are impacted. We must find out what happened. The public deserves to know what happened and what steps are being taken to protect their Sensitive Data Going Forward. Todays hearing needs to shed muchneeded information and light on this breach. Weve received assurances from equifax that mr. Smith can speak for
Good morning we are here to get the facts of what happened. Americans deserve to know what they are doing to fix the problem and help individuals that are impacted. We will find out what happened. Todays hearing needs to shed some much needed information fre received assurances that mr. Smith can speak for the company on concrete steps that he took in the aftermath to secure the Computer System and protect the affected customers as well as what happened when he was chief executive. The chair of the Consumer Protections Agency Speaks about how we are individually connected world. The fact of life can have many positive implications far and wide ranging for commerce, and trade. Massive reminder of bad actors that are out there and the security challenges facing our economy. In this case sensitive personal information that is used to build Credit History and allow individuals to engage by cell phone and secure mortgages as a compromise. Reasonable security measures must be implemented, th
He is discussing the trade agenda. Thank you for joining us. We look forward to your testimony. As a former deputy under president reagan, the trade negotiator, you understand the u. S. Leadership and participation in a rules based trading system is essential to our nations prosperity. America has led the world in Global Commerce for the better part of the past 100 years. Through our network of strong trade agreements to expand the Economic Freedom store businesses and their consumers. Through our leadership we held our competitors accountable. Through our steadfast commitment to the principles of free enterprise, open market and rules based international commerce, our nation has set itself apart. The world looks to us to lead in setting the standards of Global Commerce. When we set an example, the world follows. Today American Leadership on trade is more important than ever, especially in the asiapacific region work chinas influence is growing every day. Its important that we dont los