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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week took an important step on cybersecurity by issuing their Antitrust Policy Statement on Sharing of Cybersecurity Information.聽 In their statement, the two agencies clarified they 鈥渄o not believe U.S. antitrust law is -- or should be -- a roadblock to legitimate cybersecurity information sharing.鈥� 聽91pro视频 welcomes the statement [...]
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91pro视频 congratulates today鈥檚 release of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework.聽 The process that went into developing this Framework has been a model for how the public and private sectors can work together to serve the national interest. 聽In effect, the U.S. Government leveraged a tremendous amount of stakeholder input in an open, transparent, and collaborative [...]
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Each year seems to get busier and busier with regard to Washington鈥檚 cybersecurity policy activities, reflecting the growing importance policymakers are placing on cybersecurity as a national priority. From the much-anticipated NIST Cybersecurity Framework聽to various pieces of cybersecurity legislation,聽there is a lot on the horizon. Please join my colleague, Maryam Cope, and me for an exclusive, free [...]
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As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver the State of the Union address tomorrow night, many reporters, political experts, and pundits are whirling about, attempting to predict the substance of the speech. Meanwhile, we here in the tech sector see this speech as a chance to outline an agenda of opportunity 鈥� a chance for policymakers to create economic opportunity for our country. Here are 10 [...]
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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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Yesterday, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees unveiled an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014.聽 Their late nights of negotiations have resulted in a bill that will keep the government operating for the rest of the fiscal year, providing businesses and U.S. citizens with fiscal certainty that essential services and policies will continue apace and without interruption through [...]
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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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This week, as part of efforts to reach a budget agreement, key members of the House and Senate will be looking to reach a deal to fund the U.S. government for the next fiscal period 鈥� providing business and U.S. citizens with certainty that essential services and policies will continue apace and without interruption.聽 This agreement, if approved by Congress, would be a step forward for bipartisanship [...]
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There鈥檚 no question that the revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs threaten the innovative vitality of the global digital economy, which means the restoration of public trust both in the U.S. government and the tech community is critical. At 91pro视频, we have been working with the Obama Administration and leading members of Congress, and offering our recommendations [...]
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The revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have profoundly damaged the credibility of the U.S. government with significant spill-over impact for the tech sector.聽 Restoring trust and stemming the damage will require a robust discussion on how to ensure that privacy and civil liberty considerations are appropriately addressed in connection with these programs. The [...]
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