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Post by Origanalist on Jul 14, 2014 20:33:44 GMT -8
The Cyber Information Security Act (CISA) has passed through the Senate Select Committee on Tuesday by a vote of 12-3, pushing the bill one step further to reaching the Senate floor. CISA is the latest reincarnation of internet-security based bills to be voted on by the government. Last year, a similar bill called the Cyber Information Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed the House, but was met with controversy over what opponents of the bill called a lack of privacy protections. “The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA),” reports Julian Hattem from the Hill, “makes it possible for companies and government agencies to share information about possible hackers and security weaknesses with each other, which advocates say is critical to make sure that blind spots aren’t left untended for long.” Senate Intelligence Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) (crony capitalist extraordinaire), one of the people responsible for the creation of CISA, argues the bill would allow businesses and government agencies to more easily exchange information with regards to cyber-attacks. continued at... benswann.com/the-new-cispa-cybersecurity-bill-passes-through-senate-committee/
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