by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 31, 2012 | Cybersecurity
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.…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 30, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
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…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 29, 2012 | Cybersecurity
Senator Leahy has an proposed Cybercrime Amendment to S3414 that would, effectively, substantially enhance penalties for cyber crime and impose mandatory minimum sentences. There are plenty of reasons to be skeptical of this — but the main one…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 29, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security
The Senate has agreed to consider S. 3414, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, this week. Before Senators vote on the bill or related amendments, such as the Whitehouse–Kyl “compromise” that raises many of the same issues, they should insist upon answers…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 28, 2012 | Cybersecurity
Ah … the life of a “journalist.” I don’t think of myself that way, but now I have a couple of confidential sources (or so it seems). Attached here is the Whitehouse-Kyl compromise language for replacing Title I of the Lieberman-Collins…
by Paul Rosenzweig | Jul 27, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Homeland Security, National Security
My correspondent (and friend) Gus Coldebella, wrote in the other day with a response to an earlier post of mine, in which he wondered what the meaning of section 706(d) of the Lieberman-Collins bill is. I hadn’t noticed the provision when I first…
