Revised Cybersecurity Bill Introduced In Senate -- Computer WorldBill 'seminal,' should be passed, one industry executive says.
Computerworld - A revised version of a cybersecurity bill first proposed last year was introduced again in the U.S. Senate today, notably without a controversial provision that would have given the President authority to disconnect networks from the Internet during a national emergency.
The bill, called the Cybersecurity Act, is sponsored by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). It seeks to improve national cybersecurity preparedness by fostering a closer collaboration between the government and the private sector companies, which own a vast portion of the country's critical infrastructure.
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The bill, called the Cybersecurity Act, is sponsored by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). It seeks to improve national cybersecurity preparedness by fostering a closer collaboration between the government and the private sector companies, which own a vast portion of the country's critical infrastructure.
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U.S. cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate -- Reuters
Emergency Internet control bill gets a rewrite -- CNET
Bill seeks closer public-private cybersecurity cooperation -- AFP
Measure would force White House, private sector to collaborate in cyber-crisis -- Washington Post
Bill revision addresses fear that president could gain emergency power to control Internet -- FCW
More News On The Cybersecurity
U.S. cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate -- Reuters
Emergency Internet control bill gets a rewrite -- CNET
Bill seeks closer public-private cybersecurity cooperation -- AFP
Measure would force White House, private sector to collaborate in cyber-crisis -- Washington Post
Bill revision addresses fear that president could gain emergency power to control Internet -- FCW
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