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Cybersecurity is multifaceted.聽 The global information and communications technology (ICT) industry contributes in many ways, including by building products and services that improve cybersecurity. Today鈥檚 topic is software security, something critical to 91pro视频 companies, which make major investments in processes and tools used to improve the security of software they produce, and critical to our companies鈥� [...]
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Last week, 91pro视频 submitted its comments in response to the important and much-anticipated Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).聽聽 Since the Framework plan was put forward in February 2013 as part of聽 President Barack Obama鈥檚 cybersecurity Executive Order, we have fully supported the collaborative concept behind it -- 聽a concept in which [...]
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Dateline Seoul:聽 The Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 is wrapping up today in South Korea. 聽The expansive, two-day event has brought together a fascinating group of thought leaders from governments, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry.聽 聽Hosted by the Government of South Korea, the conference has drawn approximately 1,600 attendees from [...]
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The news of the last several weeks has been dominated by storylines on government surveillance programs and the level of access that security agencies have into people鈥檚 daily lives. While these reports have continued to develop, there has been little attention focused on solutions. What limits should there be on government programs? What are the ramifications of these programs on the global flow of [...]
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As we鈥檝e聽talked about this week, 91pro视频 and a broad coalition of technology and business organizations on Thursday urged Congress and the White House to revisit a provision buried in the recently enacted government funding bill.聽 The provision would force several federal agencies buying IT systems manufactured in China to have those systems first be reviewed and approved by the FBI. 聽It was buried in [...]
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Sound cybersecurity policy in the United States drifted off course late last month with passage and approval of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Continuing Resolution).聽 While we all, of course, support continued funding for our government, the tech industry was none too thrilled with a provision tucked in the resolution that bars several U.S. government [...]
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In his State of the Union Address, President Obama announced that he has signed an executive order (EO) designed to advance critical infrastructure (CI) cybersecurity.聽 The President鈥檚 framework is a downpayment on the challenging task of protecting America鈥檚 citizens, critical assets, and infrastructures from ever-evolving cyber threats. As the White House developed this EO, we and other stakeholders [...]