SearchSecurity: Cyber Security and the Law

[Gary McGraw <gem () cigital com>]

hi sc-l,

This month's [in]security article takes on Cyber Law as its topic.  The US Congress has been debating a cyber security 
bill this session and is close to passing something.  Sadly, the Cybersecurity and Internet Freedom Act currently being 
considered in the Senate (as an answer to the problematic  Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) passed 
by there House in April) has very little to say about building security in.

Though cyber law has always lagged technical reality by several years, ignoring the notion of building security in is a 
fundamental flaw.

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/opinion/Congress-should-encourage-bug-fixes-reward-secure-systems

Please read this month's article and pass it on far and wide.  Send a copy to your representatives in all branches of 
government.  It is high time for the government to tune in to cyber security properly.

gem

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