Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions

"The complex federal role in cybersecurity involves both securing federal systems and assisting in
protecting nonfederal systems. Under current law, all federal agencies have cybersecurity
responsibilities relating to their own systems, and many have sector-specific responsibilities for
critical infrastructure.

More than 50 statutes address various aspects of cybersecurity either directly or indirectly, but
there is no overarching framework legislation in place. While revisions to most of those laws
have been proposed over the past few years, no major cybersecurity legislation has been enacted
since 2002..."

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