Open Congress : News Articles for S.3342 SECURE IT

Rockefeller 'Baffled' by Chamber Opposition to Cybersecurity Bill

2012-07-30T18:09:33Z

Cosponsors of a Senate cybersecurity bill (S. 3414) say the U.S. Chamber of Commerce mischaracterized their bill and add they are "baffled" by the Chamber's opposition to it. The Chamber maintains it still supports cybersecurity legislation, just not the .

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Comparison of Information Sharing, Monitoring and Countermeasures Provisions in Cybersecurity Bills

2012-07-29T19:58:07Z

Via CDT: "The chart below compares on civil liberties grounds three bills that seek to promote cybersecurity and it updates a similar chart we issued on April 4, 2012 based on prior versions of all three bills. The Senate is set to consider the ...

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Why Business Still Hates Lieberman's Cybersecurity Act

2012-07-27T11:46:34Z

Over the protests of business interests, Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) worked with his cosponsors and a group of other lawmakers to water down his cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Act (S. 3414) no longer provides the Department of Homeland Security

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Senators Seek Facebook, Google Support on Cybersecurity

2012-07-24T15:46:21Z

U.S. senators asked Facebook Inc. (FB), Google Inc. (GOOG) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) to back a proposed compromise cybersecurity bill as they urged colleagues to pass legislation to strengthen defenses against crippling computer assaults ...

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Lieberman Revamps Cybersecurity Bill to Boost Senate Chances

2012-07-20T00:13:21Z

Senator Joe Lieberman offered a revamped version of his U.S. cyber defense bill, altering elements opposed by some Republicans as he seeks to build support for the stalled measure. The revised proposal introduced yesterday would set up voluntary ...

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Lieberman Revises Cybersecurity Bill Seeking Senate Support

2012-07-19T21:00:05Z

Senator Joe Lieberman introduced a new version of a bill to improve U.S. cybersecurity, seeking a compromise to gain support for a measure that has stalled over disagreements on government standards. The proposal would set up voluntary ...

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Murkowski: SECURE IT Act Offers Best Path Forward on Cybersecurity

2012-07-18T08:51:07Z

Jul 18, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today reiterated her support for the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education ...

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Sen. Murkowski: SECURE IT Act Offers Best Path Forward on Cybersecurity

2012-07-18T08:51:07Z

Lieberman Seeks Cybersecurity Changes to Add Senate Votes

2012-07-17T14:00:07Z

U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman is considering changes to his cyberdefense bill, which has been stalled over disagreements about whether the government should set security standards. Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, said today he’s looking ...

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U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resour : Sen. Murkowski: SECURE IT Act Offers Best Path Forward on Cybersecurity

2012-07-17T11:15:28Z

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today reiterated her support for the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), S. 3342, to protect and secure the United ...

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ENR GOP: Cybersecurity

2012-07-17T09:49:35Z

Jul 17, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- I know everyone is looking forward to ENR's hearing tomorrow morning examining what's been done to ensure the electric grid is protected from cyber attacks. While ...

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Lieberman Seeks Cybersecurity Changes to Add Senate Votes

2012-07-17T09:28:06Z

S.3342 Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2012

2012-07-15T01:00:00Z

Future security threats to the United States will come from small but agile groups that may look increasingly to cyberattacks as a means of harming larger targets, a panel of counterterrorism experts told a Senate hearing Wednesday. Al Qaeda remains a ..

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Future Homeland Security Threats Comprise Smaller Groups, Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities, Experts Say

2012-07-12T07:32:20Z

McCain’s retooled Secure IT act still a privacy threat, critics say

2012-07-02T15:15:10Z

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), with the support of seven Republican senators, has reintroduced the controversial Secure IT Act with amendments intended to provide better protection for civil liberties, but it has failed to win over critics who see ...

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McCain Amends SECURE IT Cybersecurity Bill to Address Privacy Concerns

2012-06-29T17:41:54Z

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and a coalition of Republican senators reintroduced their information-sharing legislation to bolster cybersecurity this week, saying the new version enhances privacy protections. The Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by .

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McCain Amends SECURE IT Cybersecurity Bill to Address Privacy Concerns

2012-06-29T07:40:36Z

Senators renew push to strengthen cyber-security

2012-06-28T10:19:16Z

Washington, DC - U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Richard Burr (R-NC) Wednesday reintroduced the Strengthening and

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Senators Renew Push to Strengthen Social Security

2012-06-28T09:00:32Z

Jun 28, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Washington, DC - U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron .

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OVERNIGHT TECH: Privacy groups unimpressed with tweaks to GOP cyber bill

2012-06-27T18:55:51Z

The Lead: Senate Republicans released a revised version of their cybersecurity bill, the Secure IT Act, on Wednesday, but they failed to win over privacy groups. Like the House's Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), Secure IT would remove

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OVERNIGHT TECH: Privacy groups unimpressed with tweaks to GOP cyber bill

2012-06-27T18:55:51Z