By Mark Tarallo
The number of companies, associations, and other groups lobbying on data and cyber-security issues has nearly tripled since 2008, according to a review by Capitol Metrics, a lobbying analytics firm. The number of lobby firms advocating on behalf of clients on data and cyber-security issues also tripled in the same period. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of companies, trade associations, and other groups lobbying on data or cyber-security matters climbed steadily from 108 to 321, and dipped slightly in 2013 to 314. Those figures reflect lobbying activity by companies’ in-house lobbyists who listed “data security,” “cyber-security” or “cyber security” on lobbying disclosure forms. Between 2008 and 2012, the number of lobby firms that advocated on behalf of clients on data and cyber-security issues ballooned from 74 to 220, and dropped off slightly in 2013 to 216. The rise in lobbying activity appears partly tied to corporations responding to high-profile data breaches. Target Corp., Michaels Stores, and Neiman Marcus, for example, all hired outside lobbyists within days of disclosing that millions of their customers’ credit card and other personal information may have been compromised by hackers.
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