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In the past year, U.S. cybersecurity policy has taken significant steps forward, moving away from proposed regulation-heavy regimes to a framework that embraces innovation as central to effective cyber protections.聽 Most recently, President Obama鈥檚 cyber executive order (EO) and the House-passed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act each focus on voluntary, collaboratively developed standards [...]
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) presents significant opportunities for new job creation and economic growth for both the United States and the European Union 鈥� if negotiators can forge an agreement that reflects the dynamic, innovative marketplace in both regions. That鈥檚 the message 91快活林鈥檚 Dean Garfield will offer at a Wednesday House hearing on TTIP. Dean鈥檚 testimony is going [...]
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A disturbing proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives could effectively freeze any productive discussion on cybersecurity issues between the U.S. and Chinese governments.聽聽 The proposal 鈥� by Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida 鈥� is being considered as part of the House鈥檚 fiscal year 2014 defense authorization legislation.聽 It would block federal funds from being used for critical cybersecurity dialogues [...]
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This week鈥檚 bilateral meetings between President Obama and China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping will bring into focus core economic and strategic issues the two nations facing and, in key areas, the discussions will have significant economic and strategic overtones.聽 But while many of the stories previewing the discussions highlight topics where the countries disagree, the leaders should not let differences [...]
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UPDATE: 聽Listen to Dean's opening statement at the hearing (MP3). On Tuesday afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will dive into an examination of the communications supply chain.聽 91快活林 CEO Dean Garfield will testify about our sector鈥檚 24/7/365 approach to managing and mitigating security risks to the reliability of our products and services, and the [...]
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The bipartisan Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is generating a lot of questions about not only why we need an enhanced national cybersecurity information-sharing structure, but also how an improved information-sharing structure would work.聽 Many criticisms are built on the false premise that CISPA would put people鈥檚 personal privacy at risk. 聽In reality, CISPA鈥檚 main goal is to [...]
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Today, the House of Representatives renewed its work on cybersecurity with a series of votes on bipartisan proposals to enhance and improve U.S. cyber defenses.聽 At the heart of this debate is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), offered by the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Intelligence Committee -- Chairman Mike Rogers of Michigan and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch [...]
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Each day, seemingly, there鈥檚 another attention-grabbing news story about a threat to the U.S. national security by a rogue group or foreign government attempting to hack their way into state secrets.聽 Without question, the dangers from these groups are real, and have been increasing.聽 But the headlines fail to account for the group most threatened by cyber threats and intrusions, namely you and me.聽 [...]
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Dateline Beijing: Spending this week in Beijing -- participating in the U.S.-China Internet Industry Forum, meeting with government and industry officials from both countries, talking with Chinese entrepreneurs and tech investors -- has given me fresh perspective on how to address the challenges facing both countries, especially as it relates to technology issues. I鈥檓 not suggesting there is a magic [...]
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Under a beautiful blue sky in the Rose Garden this morning, President Obama laid out the three key questions that drove the priorities in his just-released Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 budget: 鈥淗ow do we make America a magnet for new jobs?聽 How do we give our workers the skills they need to do those jobs?聽 And how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living?鈥� Some of the key initiatives put forward [...]
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