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The House of Representatives passed a cyber security bill that allows corporations to share customers' personal data with other firms and the U.S. government. The act, known as CISPA, passed by a margin of 288 to 127, despite receiving a late veto threat from the Obama administration, which warned that the bill does not sufficiently protect civil liberties. The ball is now in the Senate's court to pass legislation aimed at bolstering the nation's defenses against cyberattacks. After the Senate struggled to pass a comprehensive bill twice last year, they aren’t as far along on cyber security legislation as it was last Congress. What do you think the Senate needs to draft to get this bill passed in this Congress? What are your thoughts on cyber security legislation being passed by the Senate, or even the White House? |
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Since the Cyber Security Act of 2012 is stalled in Congress, there has been much discussion that the President’s administration is drafting an Executive Order that would enforce cyber security standards. Is the government moving too slowly on implementing security measures? Is an Executive Order what we need in order to protect our critical cyber systems? |
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Tags: Security
To guard against the nation’s increasing vulnerability to cyber attack, a group of Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee leaders introduced bipartisan legislation February 14 to secure cyber systems of the essential services that keep the U.S. running. How does this differ from past legislation? Well, the press release points out that the bill proposes no kill switch, no special White House cybersecurity office, and nothing resembling SOPA or PIPA. Is the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 what we need to protect our critical cyber systems? Check out the full bill here and share your thoughts below. |
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Tags: Security
For the past six months, we have been meeting with Federal cyber security leaders to get a sense for their priorities - and lay the groundwork for Cyber Security Exchange. We learned a lot from these conversations, and the latest My Cup of IT blog outlines the key takeaways. We want your thoughts, too, as we work toward our inaugural bi-monthly meeting on March 21. Take a look and let us know if you agree, disagree, or have anything to add to the Fed cyber security wish list. |
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Tags: Security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants your input on three interagency reports focusing on continuous monitoring: NIST Interagency Report 7756: CAESARS Framework Extension: An Enterprise Continuous Monitoring Technical Reference Architecture. CAESARS stands for Continuous Asset Evaluation, Situational Awareness and Risk Scoring NIST Interagency Report 7799: Continuous Monitoring Reference Model Workflow, Subsystem, and Interface Specifications NIST Interagency Report 7800: Applying the Continuous Monitoring Technical Reference Model to the Asset, Configuration, and Vulnerability Management Domains Submit your feedback to fe-comments@nist.gov by Friday, February 17 - and feel free to share your thoughts below. |
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Tags: Mobile Computing, Security
Los Alamos National Laboratory has announced that its QKarD (Quantum Smart Card) technology provides uncrackable data encryption and can fit inside a standard smart phone. Potential applications include banking, online transactions, access to secure facilities, border crossings, digital rights management controls, and electronic voting. |
