Congress nudged by NSA nominee to revive CISPA as intelligence reforms take shape. Fixing something often breaks something else. And that often applies to government, too. In efforts to reform the U.S. National Security Agency following the leaks by whistleblower Edward Snowden, the Obama administration's nominee to take on the troubled intelligence agency, Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, may have given lawmakers enough justification for rewriting provocative draft cybersecurity legislation that previously had the Internet up in arms. "I believe to be successful, we ultimately have to provide the corporate partners that we would share information with some level of liability protection. " — Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, March 2014 While lawmakers have for the past two years attempted to pass through Congress numerous cybersecurity bills, the White House was forced to step in with an executive order progressing the nation's cyber-defense capabilities.
He answered later into his advanced copy of questions: That said, it wasn't enough to save the bill. Congress nudged by NSA nominee to revive CISPA as intelligence reforms take ... - ZDNet: ZDNet... #CISPA #NoCISPA : occupy_www. NSA nominee nudges Congress to revive CISPA.
NSA leak highlights key role of private contractors. By Jonathan Fahey and Adam Goldman Associated Press Posted: 06/10/2013 03:27:00 PM PDT0 Comments|Updated: 10 months ago NEW YORK -- The U.S. government monitors threats to national security with the help of nearly 500,000 people like Edward Snowden -- employees of private firms who have access to the government's most sensitive secrets. When Snowden, an employee of one of those firms, Booz Allen Hamilton, revealed details of two National Security Agency surveillance programs, he spotlighted the risks of making so many employees of private contractors a key part of the U.S. intelligence apparatus. James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, called Snowden's leak "gut wrenching.
" The leak could lead the nation's intelligence agencies to reconsider their reliance on outside contractors, said Joseph Augustyn, a former senior CIA official and principal at Booz Allen Hamilton. "I think it would call into question the role of the defense contractors," Augustyn said. Google and Facebook data-sharing measures show there is no need for CISPA - IT Analysis from V3.co.uk. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is billed by its supporters as a way to help slow cyber hacking attempts targeted at enterprises.
They believe that the data-sharing capabilities of the bill will help companies slow the perceived growing tide of state-sponsored attacks on private industry. However, opponents of the bill say that CISPA lacks proper oversight and could lead to privacy concerns. Opponents, such as the White House, say that any data sharing bills must include amendments that require private information to be handled by civilian government agencies.
They believe that loopholes in the bill could cause groups like the FBI to use personal user data for reasons other than cyber security. But if you took away those privacy concerns, would a bill like CISPA actually help stop cyber security breaches? Challengers of the bill say the government and private industry are already doing a competent job sharing data without legislation. Obama administration weighs Internet wiretap options. Obama Administration Answers CISPA Petition. The White House has responded to consumer concerns about CISPA, acknowledging that both businesses and government should share cyber-security information, albeit through civilian agencies.
The Obama administation was reacting to a petition to “Stop CISPA,” or the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, which recently passed the House of Representatives. That semi-anonymous protest called out CISPA’s definitions of cyber-threat intelligence and cyber threat sharing: “The problems arise from the definitions of these terms, especially when it comes to companies sharing data with the feds.” CISPA hasn’t rallied the same kind of response that the SOPA/PIPA legislation did last year, but it has nonetheless earned the ire of Anonymous, the loose collective of hackers that in April tried to “black out the Internet” via online protests on smaller blogs and community sites.
Rep. That collaboration is already happening, the two wrote, in an inefficient way. Editorial: CISPA threatens our privacy - Editorial and Opinions - The Maroon - Loyola University New Orleans. Published: Thursday, May 2, 2013 Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2013 17:05 While the Boston bombings held the focus of news in the United States two weeks ago, the House of Representatives voted on and passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. The bill was introduced November 30, 2011, and passed in the House of Representatives on April 26, 2012.
Congressman Mike Rogers reintroduced the bill in Congress as H.R. 624 on February 13, 2013, and the House of Representatives passed the bill on April 18, 2013. The Senate received the bill and ultimately decided not to vote on it, and the Obama administration openly opposes the bill. Though the bill did not pass, the issue of CISPA is a current one and one worth serious thought. Despite the direct-sounding purpose of the bill, the language in CISPA itself is vague and favors large businesses. White House Finally Responds to Anti-CISPA Petition. Well, I guess we'll file this one under "better late than never. " The White House has finally responded to a Petition signed by over 100,000 people asking the Administration to oppose the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. While the bill easily passed the House, the Senate has decided that it will not create a counterpart to the bill in this year's session. "Even though a bill went on to pass the House of Representatives and includes some important improvements over previous versions, this legislation still doesn't adequately address our fundamental concerns," wrote Todd Park, U.S. chief technology officer, and Michael Daniel, cyber-security coordinator on the We The People website.
Park and Daniel go on to say that CISPA needs three things before the White House could consider supporting it: You can read the full response to the petition from the White House here. Source: PC Magazine. White House leaks draft of CISPA-like cybersecurity executive order. Obama Preparing To Seize Internet With CISPA Based Executive Order. Terms of Service : Don't be a pest to the forum. No profanity in thread-titles or usernames No excessive profanity in posts Disclaimer: This website exists for fun and discussion only. The reader is responsible for discerning the validity, factuality or implications of information posted here, be it fictional or based on real events. Fair Use Notice: This site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. In accordance with industry accepted best practices we ask that users limit their copy / paste of copyrighted material to the relevant portions of the article you wish to discuss (no more than 50% of the source material) provide a link back to the original article and provide your original comments / criticism in your post with the article.
Privacy Policy: This website is owned by : Marco Zwaneveld Drijfriemstraat 52 2516 XR The Hague Netherlands. White House Preparing Executive Order As A Stand-In For CISPA. White House Preparing Executive Order As A Stand-In For CISPA This isn't a huge surprise -- and last month we even discussed the possibility, but it sounds as though the White House has decided that, with the failure of Congress to pass a comprehensive cybersecurity bill (CISPA passed in the House, but the rather different Cybersecurity Act failed in the Senate), it is going to issue some sort of executive order to deal with "cybersecurity issues. " Late last week there was an awful lot of speculation over what would be, with some people arguing that it will do too much... and others arguing that it will do too little. However, late Friday, Jason Miller from Federal News Radio claimed to have seen a draft copy, and while he did not share the full copy, he did do a pretty thorough breakdown of what was in it.
It sounds pretty similar to the Lieberman/Collins Cybersecurity Act -- the one that failed to gain Senate approval. The thing that I'm still waiting for is for someone (anyone?!) White House prepares CISPA-like cybersecurity Executive Order. A multi-partisan activist group established to expose and resist US imperialism, corpora-terrorism, and the New World Order. Tell President Obama: Protect My Privacy, Veto CISPA | American Civil Liberties Union. Tell President Obama: Protect My Privacy, Veto CISPA. Opposing CISPA This Week. « Sunlight Foundation Evaluates Online Public Access to Legislative Information for All 50 States and the District of Columbia | Main | ATL Survey: What factors do you believe ought to be included (and ignored) in a hypothetical new, improved approach to ranking law schools? » March 20, 2013 Opposing CISPA This Week A coalition of Internet advocacy organizations and individuals launched a week of action to lobby against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), HR 624 , yesterday.
Participating organizations listed by EFF include ALA and ARL. For details on how to participate, see Stop CISPA: A Week of Action to Oppose Broad Cybersecurity Legislation . See also EFF's analysis at CISPA, the Privacy-Invading Cybersecurity Spying Bill, is Back in Congress . While not currently listed as participating in the week-long campaign by EFF -- the list is being "updated on a daily basis throughout the week" -- AALL has stated its concerns about CISPA in a formal statement here . CISPA is Back. - Take Action Now. President Barack Obama: We urge you to veto the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA).
This bill has the same grave civil liberties problems as the version introduced last year, which you promised to veto. CISPA would create a gaping loophole in all existing privacy law. It would let any company, from AT&T to Zynga, obtain “cyber threat” information (including personal and private information from my accounts) and disclose that data to the U.S. government.
CISPA is a bill that sacrifices liberty without improving security. We deserve both. Thank you. In the United States? The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is a bill that recently passed the United States House of Representatives and is headed to the Senate. Worse yet, these companies are authorized to give this information to any U.S. government agency, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National Security Agency (NSA). We need to bolster this opposition by adding our voices. President Obama can put the kibosh on CISPA. Time To Speak Up About CISPA: We Shouldn't Be Scared Into Giving Up Our Privacy. Internet giants push back against CISPA. This week online leviathans including Reddit and Craigslist joined efforts bottom-lined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and activist group Internet Defense League to fight CISPA. CISPA (the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act), which allows the National Security Agency and the military to collect your private Internet records, was amended from its original version but has still set off alarms for privacy advocates.
While the White House has urged Congress to pass a cybersecurity bill, CISPA would give businesses and the federal government legal protection to share data on cyberthreats with each other and has garnered criticism for being overly broad and failing to protect user privacy. HuffPo’s Gerry Smith reported on the online actions taken up by thousands of sites this week to fight the bill: The websites opposing the bill broadcast an “action tool” on their sites Tuesday that allows users to send an automated message to their representatives in Congress.
Report: Facebook No Longer Supporting CISPA. Facebook is no longer listed as a supporter of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), according to this CNET report. Facebook and its CEO were singled out by activist group Demand Progress, who sent an avalanche of emails to CEO Mark Zuckerberg with the message: "You're encouraging Congress to obliterate online privacy -- even as your users express increasing concern about the privacy of their accounts on your site. Please withdraw your support for CISPA right away. " Whether Facebook was pressured to quietly remove its support from the bill through activist efforts or if it made a conscious decision to do so for its own reasons (probably it's a little bit of both), the company isn't afraid to talk about it in public. A Facebook spokeswoman told CNET today that her employer prefers a legislative "balance" that ensures "the privacy of our users":
CISPA Gives Government Wide Access to Personal Data - Reason 24/7. Web Giants Fight CISPA, Push Back Against Resurrection Of Cybersecurity Bill. Thousands of websites, including Craigslist and Reddit, demonstrated their opposition this week to a controversial cybersecurity bill, arguing the measure fails to protect the privacy of Internet users. But as Internet activists wage an online battle against the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, the bill's chances of passing Congress the second time around remain uncertain, and some experts question whether CISPA goes far enough to protect the country from a potentially crippling cyberattack. The websites opposing the bill broadcast an "action tool" on their sites Tuesday that allows users to send an automated message to their representatives in Congress.
“CISPA is Back. This bill sacrifices privacy without improving security. The effort is being promoted by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Internet Defense League, an organization of Internet activists who led an online outcry last year that led to the defeat of anti-piracy legislation known as SOPA. How to Defeat #CISPA Once and for All. Podcast: Play in new window | Download From SOPA and PIPA to ACTA to CISPA to the TPP and now back to CISPA, internet activists have been caught up in a deliberately bewildering game of whack-a-mole with freedom-crushing legislation.
Now, ISPs are doing an end run around the whole legislative process altogether and voluntarily collaborating with the entertainment industry to spy on their own customers. All of this is enough to leave concerned netizens demoralized, and in the war of attrition that is exactly the goal. Join us today on The Corbett Report as we explore a real, grassroots, alternative solution to the problem of internet censorhip that can help to end this government/corporate control over our communication once and for all.
CLICK HERE for the mp3 audio version of this podcast. Documentation. CISPA is Back: FAQ on What it is and Why it's Still Dangerous. White House reporters complain about poor access to President Obama.
CISPA is Back. Hackers Get Personal Info On 12-Million Apple Users... From An FBI Laptop. CSA2012. News / International : Obama urges Congress to pass cyber security bill.