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The House Voted 288-127 to Approve The CISPA
Apr 22, 2013The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to approve a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, despite opposition from the White House and several privacy and digital rights groups. The House on Thursday voted 288-127 to ...
Tags: CISPA, Privacy Objections
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The U.S. House of Representatives Moved Closer Toward The Passage of CISPA
Apr 22, 2013The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer Wednesday toward the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), despite concerns that the cyberthreat information-sharing bill will allow Web-based companies to share ...
Tags: Computer Products, CISPA
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The White House Has Threatened to Veto The Controversial CISPA in Its Current Form
Apr 19, 2013The White House has threatened to veto the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) in its current form, citing concerns that the bill does not adequately prevent sharing of irrelevant personal information. If ...
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CISPA Will Be Debated on The Floor of The U.S. House of Representatives
Apr 18, 2013The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill, will be debated on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, despite continued opposition from some privacy and ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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A U.S. House of Representatives Committee Failed to Make The Changes
Apr 15, 2013A U.S. House of Representatives committee failed to make the changes necessary to allay fears about government surveillance in a controversial cyberthreat sharing bill that's moving toward a House vote, critics said. The House ...
Tags: CISPA, Surveillance Bill
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US Is Vulnerable to Cyberattacks That Could Shut Down Financial Services
Feb 18, 2013The US is vulnerable to cyberattacks that could shut down financial services or destroy information that companies need for daily operations, the chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee says. Mike Rogers said 95 per cent of ...
Tags: Cyberattacks, US, financial services
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Lawmakers Plan to Reintroduce a Controversial Cybersecurity Bill
Feb 18, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers plan to reintroduce a controversial cybersecurity bill that allows private companies to share customers' personal information related to a wide range of cyberthreats with government agencies. Representatives Mike ...
Tags: cybersecurity, U.S., bill
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Privacy and Digital Rights Groups Are Overstating The Privacy Concerns
Feb 18, 2013Privacy and digital rights groups are overstating the privacy concerns in a controversial cyberthreat information bill introduced this week in the U.S. Congress, the bill's sponsors and leaders of some business groups said. Groups opposed ...
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Two U.S. Lawmakers Have Reintroduced a Controversial Cyberthreat Information-Sharing Bill
Feb 17, 2013Two U.S. lawmakers have reintroduced a controversial cyberthreat information-sharing bill over the objections of some privacy advocates and digital rights groups. As promised, Representatives Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, and C.A. ...
Tags: cyberthreat, digital rights, US
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Obama Sign an Executive Order Requiring Federal Agencies to Share Cyberthreat Information
Feb 17, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies and to create a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies providing critical ...
Tags: Barack Obama, cyberthreat information, cybersecurity framework
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U.S. President Barack Obama Signed an Executive Order
Feb 16, 2013U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order, which will require federal agencies to share cyberthreat information with private companies, creating a cybersecurity framework focused on reducing risks to companies ...
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U.S.Banks & Their Customers Do a Better Job of Protecting Themselves Against Cyber Attacks
Jan 11, 2013U.S. banks and their customers are doing a better job of protecting themselves against cyber attacks that result in thieves taking over commercial accounts, according to a survey released by the Financial Services-Information Sharing and ...
Tags: account takeovers, American Bankers Association, banks, cyber threats
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The 2012 Republican Party Platform Adopted Calls for a More Aggressive U.S.Cyber Policy
Jan 4, 2013Computerworld-The 2012 Republican Party platform adopted this week calls for a more aggressive U.S.cyber deterrence policy for dealing with security threats against government and civilian targets. The platform,which lists the GOP's ...
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A New Cybersecurity Bill Scheduled to Be Debated on The Senate Floor Soon
Dec 26, 2012The Obama administration "strongly supports" a new cybersecurity bill scheduled to be debated on the Senate floor soon, even though some of its provisions are watered down from earlier legislation, the White House Office of Management and ...
Tags: The Obama administration, supports, cybersecurity bill, the Senate
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It's Urgent for The U.S. Senate to Pass a Cybersecurity Bill
Dec 26, 2012It's urgent for the U.S. Senate to pass a cybersecurity bill now stalled because of opposition from several lawmakers, officials from the U.S. White House said Wednesday. Four White House officials called on the Senate to pass the revised ...
Tags: U.S.Senate, cybersecurity, bill, lawmakers, White House