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Obama to Introduce Cybersecurity Proposal

Declan McCullagh reports in CNet News: "The White House today sent Congress a proposed cybersecurity law designed to force companies to do more to fend off cyberattacks, a threat that has been reinforced by recent reports about vulnerabilities in systems used in power and water utilities. This proposal seems designed to prod the legislative branch to enact some variety of cybersecurity legislation..."

Read full story: CNET News

Updates:  UPDATED May 12, 2011 2:38 PM PDT
Fact Sheet: Cybersecurity Legislative Proposal The White House. May.12.2011
White House Proposes Cybersecurity Plan NPR, May.12.2011

Related topics: Cyberattack, Cybercrime, Internet Governance, Policy & Regulation, Security

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