1. Government gets serious about cybersecurity

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    ... By Steve Elwart A bill has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives that would ... be the start of a coordinated cybersecurity information sharing program. The bill, named ... the "Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011," or "H.R. 3674

  2. Harry Reid pushes new control over Internet

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    ... and Government Affairs Committee, chaired by Connecticut independent Sen. Joe Lieberman to the floor during the first Senate work period of 2012. ... debacle with SOPA and PIPA, will lead his second effort of 2012 to push Internet-regulating legislation ... , this time in the form of a new cybersecurity bill. The expected bill is the latest attempt

  3. Fight erupts over Obama's spy orders to NSA

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    ... information about the NSA's cybersecurity activities within the United States. As previously discussed ... , 2012, the Washington Post reported President Obama had signed Presidential Policy Directive 20 ... to thwart cyberattacks on the nation's web of government and private computer networks.' The text

  4. Feds want Obama's Internet instructions kept quiet

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    ... information about the NSA's cybersecurity activities within the United States. As previously ... explained: "On Nov. 14, 2012, the Washington Post reported President Obama had signed Presidential ... the military to act more aggressively to thwart cyberattacks on the nation's web of government and private

  5. Feds, get your filthy hands off 'our Internet'

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    ... expressed "deep concerns" about the proposed changes which could have "serious repercussions ... it the Cybersecurity Act of 2012. But Maverick McCain said, "Not so fast," and sprang a surprise, announcing that he ... question why we have yet to have a serious discussion about who is best suited to protect our country

  6. Sources: White House to issue cybersecurity order

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    ... will provide an update about cybersecurity policy. The executive order would establish a voluntary ... program in which companies operating critical infrastructure would elect to meet cybersecurity best ... practices and standards crafted, in part, by the government.

  7. Stock-market rally 'flashing warning signs'

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    ... thinks will happen to it. In the week's Retirement Minute, adviser John Bearss gets a handle ... tax and how it will impact your estate." Podcast is 1:02:01. Previous podcasts: Staying ... afloadt through global monetary flood How to cope when the government prints money Future

  8. If Congress won't, Obama will anyway

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    ... " (which effectively ensured its demise). The Cybersecurity Act of 2012, was proposed by Sens. Joe ... the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 before the election, so the president has issued a draft of an executive order to put ... the federal government to keep your personal data safe? What about your business's records and trade secrets

  9. Gird your blogs!

    ... presidency is being tested. Worse, under the guise of cybersecurity, Obama will essentially ... , Bayh and Nelson introduced bills S. 773 and S.778, collectively called the Cybersecurity Act ... "declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shut down of Internet traffic

  10. Islamic indoctrination on U.S. taxpayers' tab

    ... government at that time; he wanted to set up an Islamic government," Williams explained. "He moved ... . Koinonia Institute senior analyst Steve Elwart says Gulen was helped by a number of different ... the qualifications to hold himself out as an educator," Elwart observed. Elwart says there was another