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DHS takes the lead in Senate cybersecurity bill
Newly-introduced cybersecurity legislation would task the Homeland Security Department's national cybersecurity and communications integration center with facilitating information sharing among
Libyan Internet networks suffering outages
Libyan Internet networks have recently undergone sporadic, hours-long outages, says Manchester, N.H.-based Renesys, an Internet traffic monitoring firm. The outages take place day and night and
Reitinger: Cybersecurity bill applies 'light touch' to private sector regulation
Cybersecurity legislation proposed by the Obama administration seeks to take a "light touch" when regulating privately-owned critical infrastructure, said Philip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for
Spotlight: Libya learned from Egypt when shutting down its Internet
Libyan officials in charge of shutting down that country's Internet have learned from the Egyptian experience, writes James Cowie of Renesys, a Manchester, N.H.-based Internet traffic monitoring
Cybersecurity legislation awaiting White House response
Having reintroduced the Cybersecurity Freedom Act of 2011 on Feb. 17 ( S.413 .pdf), the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee is now waiting for high-level views on the legislation from the White
Audio: ABA cybersecurity panel with David Delaney and Jeff Greene
During a panel at the American Bar Association's Homeland Security Law Institute in Washington, D.C. March 3, speakers discussed cybersecurity developments, Homeland Security Department priorities
Lessons on connectivity and social media from Egypt
When Egypt shut down its Internet service providers in a clumsy attempt to stifle dissent, it may have just ended up costing its economy $18 million a day, according to new figures from the
Kill switch endorsement misleading
A majority of Americans, apparently, support giving the president authority to shut down vast parts of the Internet should a foreign government mount a cyber attack, according to a new poll. The poll
Majority of Americans support Internet kill switch, says poll
A clear majority of Americans would support giving the president authority to shut down portions of the Internet should there be "clear evidence" of a cyber attack by a foreign government, according
Lieberman cybersecurity bill goes to Senate floor
It's up to the full Senate now to evaluate the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 after the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved an
