There's a rush going on in Washington DC right now. It has been going on for over 2 years now and will continue until they get something done. The topic - cybersecurity. The latest failed legislation - CISPA. US News is reporting that the US Senate will not take up the cybersecurity bill but will draft different legislation to go after cybersecurity - and some would say our privacy as well - in the coming months. Their biggest concern according to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WVa) is that the bill's "privacy protections are insufficient." This echoes President Barack Obama's sentiment and is the reason that the POTUS threatened to veto the bill if it reached his desk. It passed by an overwhelming margin last week in the House of Representatives but will not see the light of day in the Senate. That's not to say it wouldn't have passed. It only means that in its current form, it won't even be brought to the floor. There are others waiting in the wings, including the Cybersecurity and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2013. This piece of legislation is arguably milder in language and heavier in privacy protections than CISPA, but it goes after another area of contention by picking up a tone towards entertainment and technology protection similar to the rallying cries of organizations like the RIAA. Here's how it currently starts off:
To secure the United States against cyber attack, to improve communication and collaboration between the private sector and the Federal Government, to enhance American competitiveness and create jobs in the information technology industry, and to protect the identities and sensitive information of American citizens and businesses.
SOPA
CISPA here
Cyberwarfare
