Today, while banks are obliged to institute "know-your-customer" safeguards against money laundering, real-estate professionals are not.
"We are proud of the vital role we play in helping our customers safeguard national security," she said.
Each firm is launching a system geared to help customers safeguard corporate computer networks.
"It represents value for money, will increase choice on the high street for customers and safeguards jobs in the north-east," the chancellor added.
Under the proposal, brokerage firms would also have to improve record-keeping of customer orders, safeguard the transmission of customer funds and securities, and impose stricter time limits on order execution.
They will be justified by the need to protect student "customers" and safeguard public money.
That decision, a company spokesman said, will not be made unless the financial interests of the company's customers are safeguarded.
But PacifiCorp said it would not agree to their removal until the financial interests of the company's customers were safeguarded.
Some of the customers had safeguarded their computer systems, Mr. DeMarco said, but had not created similar protections for their offices -- so the network would be fine, but employees had trouble using it in dark buildings without air-conditioning.
"Our focus is on assuring the safety of our people and everything we design, construct, operate and maintain, while taking measures to improve efficiency and reduce cost for our customers and safeguarding the future of our industry.
"Delta encourages our customers to safeguard and regularly change their Delta login credentials to prevent attempts by bad actors not affiliated with us to gain access to their accounts," a Delta Airlines spokesperson told Motherboard in a statement.
