New Bill Would Give Feds Sweeping Cybersecurity Enforcement Powers
Published on April 2, 2009
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E-Commerce Times: If passed by Congress and signed into law by the president, the Cybersecurity Act of 2009 would mark a new dawn in securing the computer networks of utilities, banks, traffic control operations, telecoms and other entities critical to homeland security. Both government and private industry cybersecurity efforts have been ineffective up to now, proponents maintain.
A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate would give the government dramatic new powers to regulate and enforce federal standards for cybersecurity.
The government already monitors and regulates military networks, of course. This measure, however, called the "Cybersecurity Act of 2009," would extend that control to private systems that power essential activities, such as the electric grid. New regulatory powers would compel industry compliance... Read Full Article Here.
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