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Articles by Paul Rosenzweig
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Senator Ron Johnson on Cybersecurity
Senator Johnson has an op-ed in today’s Hill on the pending Senate cybersecurity legislation. Here is a small taste of what he says:”[P]roposals in Congress, advocated by the White House, would give the federal government, namely the Department of…
The Need for an International Component to Pending Cybersecurity Legislation
I spoke last Friday at a symposium hosted by the Canada-US Law Institute at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where the topic of the day was “The New Perimeter Initiative.” [For those who are unfamiliar, President Obama and Prime…
Comparing the Senate Cybersecurity Liability Provisions
In earlier posts I’ve written generally about the information sharing provisions of the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill and the McCain bill. Today I want to begin drilling down in comparing the two bills on a more detailed basis. I’ve chosen for…
Cybersecurity Information Sharing and the Freedom of Information Act
Introduction Chairman Leahy, Ranking Member Grassley, and Members of the Committee, I thank you for your invitation to appear today and present testimony on the question of cybersecurity information sharing and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).…
Cybersecurity and the Freedom of Information Act
Tomorrow the Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a hearing on the relationship between the Freedom of Information Act, and the protection of critical infrastructure. One aspect of the hearing will be the proposal (contained in the…
Senate Cybersecurity Bill: Not Ready for Prime Time
The Senate has introduced the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. A floor vote is expected in March or April. The Cybersecurity Act contains laudable elements—enhancement of and protection for private-sector information sharing are crucial. The act’s new…
Information Sharing and the McCain Cybersecurity Bill
In an earlier post, I summarized the information sharing provisions of the Lieberman-Collins cybersecurity bill. In this post, I want to take the same summary approach to the newly introduced McCain bill. I am planning a third post (time permitting)…
National Security Law in the News: A Guide for Journalists, Scholars, and Policymakers
Much in America changed on September 11, 2001. One of those changes was the language of discourse in our public dialog about war and terrorism. But few realize that a robust and detailed body of law and policy lies behind that dialog. This new guide will demystify...
McCain et. al. take on Lieberman-Collins
As predicted, a group of leading Senate Republicans (McCain, Hutchison, Grassley, Chambliss, Murkowski and Coats) have introduced an alternative cybersecurity bill that will be in direct competition with the Lieberman-Collins proposal. Styled as a…
Liability and the Cybersecurity Bill
In an earlier post about the information sharing provisions of the cybersecurity bill pending in the Senate I highlighted the issue of liability protection and the preemption of State law, musing that those provisions might prove controversial with…