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Cybersecurity Bill Returns to the Floor — Sen. Reid
In remarks today on the Floor, Senator Reid promised that the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill would return to the floor before Thanksgiving. Here is the rough transcript of what he said:WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A VOTE ONCYBERSECURITY. I SPOKE TO THE…
The Alarming Trend of Cybersecurity Breaches and Failures in the U.S. Government Continues
This summer, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (CSA) failed to pass the Senate, with Democrats and Republicans alike voting against the bill. The overriding concern was that the regulatory approach of the bill would be ineffective at best and harmful at…
Thoughts on the September Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order
I’ve had a chance to read the draft Executive Order on cybersecurity now and several thoughts spring to mind.For those who like the bottom line up front: I am, honestly, of two minds about this effort. On the one hand, it pushes pretty far toward a…
Draft Executive Order on Cybersecurity
Well, here’s the “publicly circulating” draft of the executive order on cybersecurity, helpfully entitled: White House Draft Executive Order (Publicly Circulating Copy – 11-1-12). Note however that is dated SEPTEMBER 28, 2012 (i.e. Well, here’s the…
Senator Lieberman on the Need for Cybersecurity Legislation
Senator Lieberman has an op ed in the Washington Post today calling for a move forward on his cybersecurity legislation. Meanwhile, Senator Collins (one of the cosponsors of Lieberman’s bill) has called on the President NOT to issue an executive…
Why the Secretary of DHS Doesn’t Use E-Mail
Last Friday, in an interview, Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted that she never, ever used email. The Internet cognoscenti are shocked. They think it either means that she knows that the Internet is not secure or that she is a luddite who isn’t…
National Security Experts Go Rogue For ‘Drone Smackdown’
Alice Beauheim, her father and Bill Love fly their homemade machines at the Drone Smackdown in Manassas, Va., on Sunday. Objections by the Federal Aviation Administration forced organizers to hold the tongue-in-cheek contest outside of Washington,…
Senator Rockefeller Says “Voluntary Cybersecurity Regulations Really Mandatory”
OK. I admit it. I made up the quote that is the title of this post. Senator Rockefeller never said any such thing. But he did almost as much by demonstrating (probably by accident) why industry fear the specter of “voluntary regulations.”When last we…
Cybersecurity Executive Order — They Really Mean It
The executive branch national security team – including civilian, military and intelligence professionals – agrees that inadequate cybersecurity within our critical infrastructure poses a grave threat to the United States and requires new and updated…
McCain, Hutchinson and Chambliss to POTUS: No Cyber Executive Order Please
Senators McCain, Hutchinson and Chambliss have an op ed in the Wall St. Journal today, urging President Obama to refrain from issuing a cyber Executive Order. Here’s a taste (I fear the full text is behind a registration wall — this is about as much…