Citing Crisis, Senate Leader Puts Cybersecurity Bill on 2012 Agenda
Threat Post reports on cybersecurity legislation. Citing a looming crisis over lax computer security, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Wednesday that the Senate will debate cybersecurity legislation. The move comes despite the lack of a coherent Senate plan and could set up a showdown with House Republicans over the government’s role in forcing industry to strengthen cyber protections, according to a report by The Hill. Reid sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell detailing plans to bring comprehensive cybersecurity legislation to the floor of the Senate for debate early in 2012. The move was greeted with approval by both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
