As the House began its consideration of cybersecurity legislation last month, there was reason to be optimistic about the course that the House Leadership and the House Intelligence Committee had set. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act…
Well, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act passed the House last week. Now that the dust has cleared (and before we move on to the coming Senate battles) it’s probably worthwhile looking at the changes that were made to CISPA in the…
Minimization, Retention, and Notification Amendment: An amendment will be filed today that would:Provid Provide clear authority to the Federal Government to undertake reasonable efforts to limit the impact on privacy and civil liberties of the…
In an earlier post I commented on the politics of the cybersecurity debate. I wrote: “One final piece of the political calculus is what the Administration wants. Right now all public signs are that they want BOTH information sharing AND the…
Recognizing that the U.S. faces serious cybersecurity threats, Congress has wisely decided to take action in this important arena, and the House of Representatives will vote on multiple cybersecurity bills this week. It is just as important, however,…
The Rogers-Ruppersberger bill will come to the floor the week of April 23. It’s information sharing provisions are likely to be the crux of the debate on the House side. Today, the Manager’s filed a draft amendment in the nature of a substitute. Major...
