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Federal Cybersecurity Act Introduced in U.S. Senate

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Lexology, April 7, 2009.

Senators introduce Federal Cybersecurity Act
Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP
"The Senate Commerce Committee introduced two new bills yesterday (S. 773 and S. 778), both of which are aimed at improving the nation's cybersecurity by establishing new oversight guidelines, creating a cybersecurity position in the Executive Office of the President (EOP), creating new cybersecurity tools, investing in cybersecurity training, providing funding and assistance to small and medium businesses, improving the communication between the federal government and businesses, and reporting on the creation of a market for cybersecurity risk management as well as identity management and authentication programs".

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on April 07, 2009 (boomark / email).