Cybersecurity

Will 2012 Be the Year for Cybersecurity Legislation?

Could it be that after years of false starts and dashed hopes, the logjam is about to break on cybersecurity legislation? It is too soon to be sure, but one thing is abundantly clear: There is significant movement in both chambers of Congress.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has informed Minority Leader Mitch McConnell that he intends to bring comprehensive cybersecurity legislation to the floor in the first working period of the New Year. The ranking Republican members of four key Senate committees countered with a letter to President Obama urging that cybersecurity legislation focus on four near-term measures for which there would likely be broad support: information sharing, reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) (more…)

Cybersecurity

Guest Post: Key Steps Forward in Managing Cybersecurity Risks

To understand the pressing need for effective cybersecurity policies, consider first how much we rely on information technology. In 2010, there were nearly 332 million personal computers in use in the United States — one for every man, woman, and child, with 20 million or so left over. In addition to all those PCs, there … Read More >>