Washington, March 6 -- Congresswoman Shontel Brown issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (OR) led a letter to GAO Acting Comptroller General Orice Wiliams Brown calling for an investigation into whether the federal government and consumer electronics manufacturers have adequate defenses against "side-channel" attacks, a surveillance technique that exploits the signals that leak from computers and other electronics. This technique renders the American public vulnerable to cyber-attacks, and the federal government has failed to inform the public about this vulnerability.
Brown serves as Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight's Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and...