Huffington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican critics of a Senate cybersecurity bill want to slow down consideration of the measure, saying it could give government too much power over private-sector infrastructure companies. A group of senators introduced a ...
McCain, GOP Vow Alternative Cybersecurity Bill
PCWorld
By Kenneth Corbin, CIO Blasting a comprehensive cybersecurity bill introduced earlier this week in the Senate as a senseless recipe for more unwarranted regulation, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said on Thursday that he and six Republican colleagues would ...
Lieberman: Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Will Help Us Protect Critical Infrastructure
CIO
By Wayne Rash CSO — The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 would give the Department of Homeland Security power to regulate the kind of company security protections government deems necessary to protect critical infrastructure -- such as power and phone ...
Cybersecurity bill would create costly regulations, say critics
CFOworld
By Grant Gross Leaders in the US Senate are trying to fast-track new cybersecurity legislation that will create costly new regulations for some businesses, some critics said Thursday. A plan by Senate Democrats to move the Cybersecurity Act, ...
Senators Spar Over Cybersecurity Strategy
KTBS
By Suzanne Kelly CNN WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Senate members sparred Thursday over whether a new cybersecurity bill will effectively give the US government and private security what it needs to defend itself against the dozens of attacks occurring daily on ...
Go slow on cybersecurity
The News Herald
The Hill reported this week that Majority Leader Harry Reid will bring a cybersecurity bill straight to the Senate floor, skipping any committee markups. That means no public hearings and no amendments. This is not the same as the House's Stop Online ...
Experts: Cybersecurity bill critical step; should be stronger, cover more ...
Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. Experts told the Senate Homeland Security and ...
Senators sharply divided over bill to regulate cybersecurity
Federal Times
By NICOLE BLAKE JOHNSON | Last Updated:February 17, 2012 Senate lawmakers were sharply divided Thursday over how far cybersecurity legislation should go in protecting privately owned critical networks. Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced a ...
Divisions erupt over cybersecurity bill
Washington Post (blog)
“Rather than rush into a massive bill that could have unintended consequences…the American people would be better served by holding hearings and a markup so that members of both parties can make informed decisions about cybersecurity legislation,” ...
Cybersecurity Act To Protect US Infrastructure
Mobiledia
Baker's observation suggests the bill will need revisions before appearing for a vote, but the Cybersecurity Act is an initial attempt to address the need for infrastructure protection. Among those calling for stronger US cyber security measures is ...
Mobiledia
New cybersecurity act could be costly for critical infrastructure vendors
ComputerworldUK
By Grant Gross | IDG News Service | Published 10:30, 17 February 12 Leaders in the US Senate are trying to fast-track new cybersecurity legislation that will create costly new regulations for some businesses, some critics said Thursday.
Experts urge stronger cyber regulation bill
Boston.com
February 16, 2012|Lolita C. Baldor, AP Cybersecurity experts urged senators Thursday to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure.
'Loopholes' leave America with weak cybersecurity plan, experts say
Christian Science Monitor
A cybersecurity bill under consideration by Congress tries deal with private industry concerns, but its 'loopholes' would leave America open to cyberattack, experts said Thursday. By Mark Clayton, Staff writer / February 16, 2012 In this September 2011 ...
Christian Science Monitor
Napolitano Counters Industry on Cost of Cybersecurity Bill
BusinessWeek
16 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration pressed for swift passage of cybersecurity legislation by the US Senate, countering concern from industry groups that the bill would bring unnecessary rules and extra costs. The measure introduced this week ...
McCain: Cybersecurity Bill Ineffective Without NSA Monitoring the Net
Wired News (blog)
By Kim Zetter After three years of haggling to produce bipartisan cybersecuritylegislation that addresses the security of the nation's critical infrastructure systems, the Senate finally got a bill this week that seemed destined to actually pass.
Wired News (blog)
GOP Senators Announce Competing Cybersecurity Bill
National Journal
By Josh Smith Republican committee leaders announced a competing cybersecurity bill on Thursday even as Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., sought to consolidate support for his comprehensive proposals.
Partisan Showdown over Cybersecurity
GovInfoSecurity.com
Joseph Lieberman and John McCain, often legislative allies, sparred over provisions of a major cybersecurity bill that McCain contends unduly burdens business with regulations and that Democratic leaders want to rush to enact.
GovInfoSecurity.com
New cybersecurity bill would define 'critical' infrastructure
Mother Nature Network
The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 calls for the Department of Homeland Security to assess the risks major cyberattacks pose to power plants, electrical and water companies, waste-treatment facilities and other infrastructure systems.
Mother Nature Network
Napolitano Counters Industry on Cost of Cybersecurity Measure
Bloomberg
Enlarge image Napolitano Counters Industry on Cost of Cybersecurity Bill Napolitano Counters Industry on Cost of Cybersecurity Bill Janet Napolitano, secretary of the Homeland Security Department, testifies during a House Homeland Security Committee ...
Bloomberg
'Loopholes' leave America open to cybersecurity attack
Alaska Dispatch
A bid to make new cybersecurity legislation more palatable to private industry runs the risk of opening large loopholes that hackers, terrorists, and enemy nations could exploit, computer-security experts told Congress Thursday.
Cybersecurity: A Political Fashion Statement or a Critical Weakness?
SecurityInfoWatch
When they do broach the subject of cybersecurity, GOP solutions are no more substantive than President Obama's. When a series of high-profile events in 2010 and 2011 — including the espionage hacks on Google and Western energy companies (WSJ), ...
Sens. McCain and Lieberman clash over cybersecurity
The Hill (blog)
of trying to ram through a flawed cybersecurity bill at a hearing on Thursday. "Unfortunately, the bill introduced by the chairman and ranking member has already been placed on the calendar by the majority leader without a single markup or any ...
Sec. Napolitano Testifies on New Cybersecurity Bill
C-SPAN
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano urged lawmakers to quickly passcybersecurity legislation designed to strengthen both government and private computer defenses from attacks. She testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on the ...
C-SPAN
Summary Box: Experts say cybersecurity bill should be stronger, cover more ...
Washington Post
STRONGER, PLEASE: Cybersecurity experts are urging senators to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. THE WORRIES: Two experts are saying the bill could ...
New cyber security bill is bipartisan, but has its critics
SC Magazine
In addition, companies covered by the critical infrastructure designation in the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 would have the ability to implement their own cyber security technology -- the bill prohibits the government from regulating the design or ...
Senate cyber bill faces bumpy road ahead
FederalNewsRadio.com
By Jason Miller The Senate's comprehensive cybersecurity bill may have been three years in the making, went through multiple renditions and been reviewed by hundreds of people in Congress, industry, the government and academia, but it's far from a done ...
WHO-Like Global Cyber Security Group Needed to Tackle Cyber Threats: Kundra
CSO
By Hamish Barwick February 16, 2012 — The formation of a global cyber security group similar to the World Health Organisation (WHO) is required in order to share vital information, according to former United States Federal Government chief information ...
On Second Thought, Senate Won't Debate Cybersecurity Before Floor Vote
ReadWriteWeb
called "not rushing," the Senate majority leader will bring to the floor a critical, completely revisedcybersecurity bill for a full vote. The move would skip any markup and debate sessions in such committees as the Homeland Security Committee which ...
McCain: Senate GOP plans its own cybersecurity bill
GCN.com
announced Thursday that ranking Republican members of Senate committees with cybersecurityoversight responsibility would introduce their own cybersecurity bill as an alternative to recent legislation proposed by Sen. Joseph A. Lieberman (I-Conn.) ...
Bipartisan Senate Quartet Introduces Cybersecurity Bill
IT Business Edge (blog)
You don't often hear news of the Senate doing anything in a bipartisan manner, but on Valentine's Day, four senators ignored party lines and introduced cybersecurity legislation that would call for new regulations for protecting critical infrastructure ...
Experts Urge Stronger Anti-Hacking Regulation
Manufacturing Business Technology
Lolita C. Baldor, AP WASHINGTON (AP) — Cybersecurity experts are urging senators to close loopholes in legislation to give the government more power to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure. Two experts are saying the ...
Experts: Cyber security bill critical step; should be stronger, cover more ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Article by: LOLITA C. BALDOR , AP WASHINGTON - Cybersecurity experts are urging senators to strengthen legislation that would give the government some ability to force critical industries to make their computer networks more secure.
Senators spar over cybersecurity strategy – CNN Political Ticker ...
By A.Killough
Washington (CNN) -- Senate members sparred Thursday over whether a new cybersecurity bill will effectively give the U.S. government and private security what it needs to defend itself against the dozens of attacks occurring daily on both ...
CNN Political Ticker
Homeland Security Watch » Cybersecurity Act: Collaboration v ...
By Philip J. Palin
In a whole host of ways the language implicitly – but quite obviously – acknowledges that cyber security is not possible without extraordinary – just for emphasis: extra-ordinary – cooperation between government and the private sector and ...
Homeland Security Watch
GOP Senators announce competing cybersecurity bill
By Georgetown CNSL
02/17/12: The National Journal reports that Republican committee leaders announced a competingcybersecurity bill on Thursday even as Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman sought to consolidate support for his ...
Georgetown Security Law Brief
Cyber-security Research Inspired by Genetics
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On cybersecurity bill, battle lines forming – Washington Post ...
By Blackmere
On cybersecurity bill, battle lines forming – Washington Post. Published February 17, 2012. Battle lines over new Senate legislation to defend the country against cyberattacks are forming on the issue of regulation, with some experts testifying ...
Blackmere Consulting
Senators Ramp Up Fear Mongering To Try To Rush Through ...
By News
We're still waiting for any actual evidence that this new cybersecurity bill is really necessary. An actual description of the real problem being dealt with would be a good start. Instead, we just get pure fear mongering. While some Senators are ask. ..
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Dire Warnings (And a Few Fireworks) at Committee Hearing on the ...
By Randy Sabett
With perhaps an overly optimistic statement that he “hopes it is the last hearing” on cybersecurity by the Senate Homeland Security & Government Affairs Committee before S.2015 passes, Sen. Lieberman opened the hearing today (February ...
Law Across the Wire and Into the Cloud
The escalating cost of US cybersecurity plans
By admin
When US President Barack Obama called on the Congress for laws that would protect the country's citizens, businesses and infrastructure from various cyber threats, it sounded like a welcome (if overdue) call to arms. Unfortunately, what most ...
Crucial Point LLC
Cybersecurity bill blocked by top GOP senators | the Net economy
By the Net economy
By Jennifer Martinez – Lack of harmony, which erupted into public view earlier this week, promises to hamstring an effort to quickly pass a sweeping cybersecurity bill through the Senate. The same day Lieberman revealed his bill, which was ...
the Net economy
European Smart Grid Cyber Security 2012 updates: Ziv Automation ...
By SMi Group Ltd Utilities Division
We are pleased to announce ZIV Grid Automation as sponsors of the European Smart Grid Cyber Security Forum in London this March 12th and 13th 2012. We will also be posting details shortly of a presentation from Systems General ...
European Smart Grid Cyber Security...
Critics seek to stall US Senate cyber security bill | Firstpost
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Republican critics of a US Senate cyber security bill want to slow down consideration of the measure, saying it could give government too much power over private-sector infrastructure companies. ... McCain said that “unelected bureaucrats” at DHS would promulgate regulations that would stymie job creation and provide a distraction from actual cybersecurity. He promised his own bill in coming weeks. Senator Lieberman said he was disappointed by McCain's remarks. “We pleaded ...
Firstpost
eLearningeuropa: eLearning Papers will focus on Cyber Security ...
By admin
The 28th edition of eLearning Papers will focus on Cyber Security and Education. Addressing Cyber Security in schools should foster critical digital literacy, such that children can become empowered to make informed decisions about how ...
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Ice Cream: Very, Very Good. Cybersecurity Bill: Not So Much. » Blog ...
Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs committee held a hearing on S. 2105, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, sponsored by Sens.
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