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Articles by Paul Rosenzweig
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The Cybersecurity Carve Out — Revisited
Two days ago, I wrote about the “great cybersecurity carve out.” My point was that the definition of critical cyber infrastructure in the newly-introduced Senate cybersecurity bill seemed to have an important exclusion. As a reminder, the language…
Information Sharing and the Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Well, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 is now available for Senate consideration. A link to the text of the bill can be found here for download. Hearings will be held this Thursday. Weighing in at 205 pages, the bill’s text will require quite a bit of…
Washington Post Editorial on Cybersecurity Legislation
The lead editorial in the Washington Post today, just adds to the political salience of the cybersecurity issue. Calling the existing status quo “unacceptable” the Post lends it support to the Senate bill (now dubbed…
The Great Cybersecurity Carve Out?
As Leroy Jetson’s dog Astro used to say: “ruh roh.”The most critical (no pun intended) portion of the soon-to-be-introduced (and newly renamed) Lieberman-Collins-Rockefeller-Carper (“LCRC”) cybersecurity bill (hearings scheduled for Thursday – bill…
House Cyber Legislation Amendments
One of the dangers of blogging about current events is that changing events tend to overtake what you have written. Earlier this week, I wrote about the two House bills currently moving through that chamber.Amendments have been made to both bills.…
Cybersecurity Legislation in the House of Representatives
In two earlier posts I’ve focused on some of the particular issues that may arise during the Senate’s consideration of a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The focus on the Senate is apt, inasmuch as Senator Reid has promised to bring a bill to the…
Promoting Cybersecurity Through the PRECISE Act
Earlier this year, The Heritage Foundation noted the positive features of the Rogers–Ruppersberger bill (H.R. 3523), a solid cybersecurity bill that was the product of the House Select Committee on Intelligence and passed out of that committee on a…
The Internet “Kill Switch” Debate
Nobody in Washington ever got rich making predictions about the political process. Nevertheless, I will go out on a limb and predict that at some point in the coming debate over the Senate cybersecurity bill, you will hear or read the words “Internet…
Congressional Cyber Initiative Shows Promise
The Senate will move early next month to consider a comprehensive cybersecurity bill. The House, likewise, is pledged to consider legislation this year. The Administration has proposed a bill itself, and the political forces seem to be moving toward…
Cybersecurity Legislation — Big Issues at the 10,000 Foot Level
Soon, Senator Harry Reid promises to bring a comprehensive cybersecurity bill before the Senate for consideration. The base draft bill to be considered remains shrouded in secrecy, the subject of urgent, on-going, behind the scenes negotiations. The…