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 … Read More >>
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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 >>
ECPA’s Silver Anniversary: Time for Reform
The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the law that sets the standards by which authorities can access electronic communications and data, turns 25 years old this week. Yet many of the electronic technologies it covers — technologies we use day in and day out — are much younger. Just think: ECPA took effect a decade … Read More >>
Senate Bill Shines a Light on Global Cybercrime
Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) this week made an important contribution to the unfolding cybersecurity debate in Congress when they introduced an updated version of their International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act (S. 1469), which aims to foster more effective coordination between the United States and foreign countries. As has been reported … Read More >>
Debating Privacy and Security in the Cloud Age
Earlier this summer in Brussels, Belgium, BSA brought together a distinguished group of industry leaders, technology experts, and government officials from both sides of the Atlantic for a daylong exploration of policy issues related to data protection and cybersecurity in the age of cloud computing. In a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions, participants … Read More >>