Cyber security bill in Senate
A bill that would force the government and the private sector to require minimum cyber security standards for devices that connect to the Internet is out on the Senate floor.
A bill that would force the government and the private sector to require minimum cyber security standards for devices that connect to the Internet is out on the Senate floor.
Introduced by Sen. Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., the Internet and Cybersecurity Safety Standards Act would require top government officials to determine the cost-effectiveness of requiring Internet service providers and others to develop and enforce cyber security safety standards, Cardin said. Cardin is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee.
The bill also requires officials, including Department of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, attorney general Eric Holder, and Commerce secretary Gary Locke, to consider the effect the standards would have on homeland security, the global economy, innovation, individual liberty, and privacy.
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