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Obama moves to counter CEOs resistance to cybersecurity rules
March 14, 2013
SEATTLE — How do you get busy chief executives from a cross section of industry giants into one room, on short notice, to discuss cybersecurity?
Have the U.S. Justice department disclose data theft of top celebrities, assign two top U.S. security officials to testify before Congress about rising cyber threats – and then ask the corporate captains to show up at the White House …More
Cybersecurity experts react positively to executive order
February 13, 2013
With the ink barely dry on President Obama’s cybersecurity executive order, White House staff issued reactions from the security and privacy community, and response continues to reverberate this morning. Below are excerpts.
Michael Chertoff, Secretary of Homeland Security under President George W. Bush and Chairman of the Chertoff Group: “Today the President has taken a critical step in protecting America by addressing two vital aspects of cybersecurity; information …More
Obama’s cybersecurity order fosters intelligence sharing
February 13, 2013
SEATTLE – President Obama on Tuesday issued an executive order designed to get the federal government and private companies working more closely to protect the nation’s critical infrastructure against cyberattacks.
The widely expected directive was signed just before the president’s State of the Union address. It was prompted by Congress’ failure to pass cybersecurity laws that would compel companies to share information about cyberattacks with federal …More
Obama ready to issue cybersecurity executive order
February 11, 2013
SEATTLE — Reaction to an impending cybersecurity executive order could be as polarized as the debate that hog-tied Congress from enacting new laws to assure basic Internet safety.
President Obama is expected to release a cybersecurity executive order on Wednesday, the day after his annual State of the Union address, according to a report in The Hill. The online publication cited two people familiar with …More
Will Congress make Obama’s Privacy Bill of Rights law?
February 23, 2012
Getting a divided Congress to pass any hard-edged privacy legislation is the next big hurdle President Obama faces in getting his Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights made the law of the land.
“We urge the Administration to ensure that it carries out this process in a fair and transparent manner, and that consumer voices are heard and acted on,” Susan Grant, Director of Consumer Protection at Consumer Federation …More
Obama calls for a Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights
February 23, 2012
By Byron Acohido, USA TODAY, 23FEB2012, P1B
The White House on Wednesday unveiled a strongly worded “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights’’ as the linchpin for a drive to get Congress to pass new laws protecting consumers privacy as they surf the Internet.
The announcement came as Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler and attorneys general from 35 other states sent a letter to Google complaining about a new …More
DHS has slightly reduced role in Langevin’s cybersecurity bill
June 15, 2011
Langevin
A spokesman for Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., has just contacted LastWatchdog to point out that Langevin’s cybersecurity bill, which is the major comprehensive one in the House, is not exactly the same as the White House proposal.
The major difference is that Langevin’s bill calls for a National Office for Cyberspace with the Office of the President to oversee the security of agency information systems and …More
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