http://gcn.com/articles/2009/04/20/cybereye-security-bill.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com April 17, 2009 The Senate should take a close look at a comprehensive and far-reaching cybersecurity bill that attempts to assign responsibilities for better protecting the nation’s critical information infrastructure. Based on a working draft of the legislation, there are some good ideas in the Cybersecurity Act of 2009, introduced by John “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, and Olympia Snowe (R-Maine). But there also are some quixotic elements and a few provisions so far-reaching that they could effectively turn the Internet within the United States into a state-controlled medium. The most troubling provisions would let the president order the disconnection of any federal information system or privately owned critical infrastructure component for undefined reasons of national security. The bill, S.773, was introduced April 1 and referred to Rockefeller’s committee. It probably should remain there until the 60-day review of the nation’s cybersecurity policies ordered by President Obama has been digested. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Sun Apr 19 2009 - 23:33:06 PDT
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