White House push for Cyber legislation to clarify DHS role apparently shelved

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security Image Caption:  Jane Holl Lute The White House pushed hard to get a key Cyber security proposal approved in the hours before the Senate voted to cut off debate on the legislation on Aug. 2. The Senate fell eight votes short of the 60 votes needed to force a […]

White House pushes for Cyber legislation that would clarify DHS role

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  cyber_security Image Caption:  Jane Holl Lute As prospects for the Senate’s passage of new Cyber security legislation waned on Aug. 1, four top federal officials urged passage of the Cyber Security Act of 2012 by Aug. 3 when a month-long congressional recess begins. Homepage position:  10 read more View full […]

Social media play a ‘significant and growing’ role in law enforcement

Top Priority Sector:  law_enforcement_first_responders Image Caption:  Which region usessocial media most? LexisNexis Risk Solutions announced on July 18 the results of a comprehensive survey focused on the impact of social media on law enforcement in criminal investigations. The survey revealed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full post on The Cyber Wars

Google’s role in US cyber war with China – RT America 100323

www.youtube.com Google has announced that it is leaving China. The company has presented the decision as a noble one, but why does Google think that it doesn’t have to abide by Chinese law? Greg White says that he think Google […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry… View full post on The Cyber Wars

Bigger U.S. role against companies’ cyberthreats?

Washington — A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government’s ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth. Legislation set to come out in the days ahead […]