President Barack Obama called for cybersecurity legislation to provide incentives to businesses to protect their information systems from attacks or intrusions in the course of his State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Reid Calls Off Protect IP Act Vote
January 20, 2012 By
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) on Friday delayed indefinitely a vote on the Protect IP Act, the proposed anti-piracy legislation that drew a widespread internet revolt Wednesday.
U.S. Investigating Online Attacks on FBI, Justice Dept.
January 20, 2012 By
The FBI says it is investigating why the websites for the FBI, the Department of Justice, and several entertainment industry sites all went down Thursday after the government shut down one of the world’s largest file-sharing sites.
Lawmakers flip on piracy bills protested on Web
January 19, 2012 By
Some members of the Congress switched sides to oppose antipiracy legislation as protests blanketed the Internet on Wednesday, turning Wikipedia dark and putting black slashes on Google and other sites as if they had been censored.
U.S. online piracy bill headed for major makeover
January 17, 2012 By
With public sentiment on the bill shifting in recent weeks and an implicit veto threat now emerging from the White House, Congressional staffers are resigning themselves to writing replacement language or possibly entirely new bills.
Draft cyber bill gives DHS controversial authorities
January 13, 2012 By
The draft version of the comprehensive cybersecurity bill could give the Homeland Security Department the ability to take “any lawful action” against contractors if their systems are under attack.
Government Lab Maps Safer Federal Web Sites
January 13, 2012 By
Sandia National Laboratories, a research arm for the Department of Energy, has created a tool to help federal agencies fight cyber-crooks.
NOAA moves to cloud-based email
January 4, 2012 By
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has completed its transition to a cloud-based Google email system, according to a blog postfrom the Internet search giant, making it the largest federal agency to host its email entirely in the cloud.
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