DC lobbyists flocking to cybersecurity | The Journal Gazette

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Lobbying activity in Washington on issues relating to cybersecurity is increasing exponentially. In 2001, only four firms listed cybersecurity as an issue on which they were lobbying, according to a Washington Post computer analysis of congressional lobbyists filings. By 2006, this had risen to 129 and in 2011, the last full year for which data are available, 1,489 companies listed cybersecurity in disclosure forms required by Congress. The increase reflects the rapidly growing importance overall of cybersecurity to businesses and government. In particular, businesses are concerned about the potential cost of new regulations intended to better secure their computer networks. For many lobbyists this has been a windfall during a difficult economic climate in which their overall spending is flat or falling. How many millions of dollars are being spent cannot be gleaned from o...

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