Draft Cybersecurity Executive Order
Details available from Skating on Stilts — HT: Stewart Baker. I’ll have some analysis and thoughts later this weekend.
Public-Private Partnerships for Cybersecurity Information Sharing
So in the cyber domain we often talk about the need for a “Public-Private-Partnership” or a PPP to share information about cyber threats and vulnerabilities. These PPPs are sometimes criticized as ineffective and convoluted in nature.Well, now we…
Cybersecurity Act of 2012 — Cloture Vote Fails
And so it ends, not with a bang but with a whimper. Despite letters from the Director of NSA, General Alexander and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dempsey the motion to close the debate on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed on a…
Senate Debates Cybersecurity Bill
The idea behind the legislation on the floor of the Senate this week is to harden American Internet infrastructure to attack, but there’s a lot of disagreement over how to do that without hampering the industry — and compromising Americans’ privacy.…
Cybersecurity’s Last Gasp? Reid Files for Cloture
That’s the word from the Senate — Majority Leader Harry Reid has filed for cloture to conclude the debate on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 — debate that began in earnest earlier today. In addition, he s invoked a procedural device known as “filling…