Showing posts with label Cybersecurity Bill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cybersecurity Bill. Show all posts

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Latest Version Of Cybersecurity Act Lessens Presidential Power

The Senate Wednesday re-introduced a cybersecurity bill it considered last year, minus a provision that would have allowed the president to shut down the Internet in the event of a major cyber attack.

The Cybersecurity Act, S. 773, co-sponsored by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), is aimed at protecting critical U.S. network infrastructure against cybersecurity threats by fostering collaboration between the federal government and the private sectors that maintain that infrastructure... More >>