House Passes Cybersecurity Bill
As expected, the House Thursday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would authorize cybersecurity research funding, call for the creation of international cybersecurity standards and aims to improve coordination of the federal government's cybersecurity research initiatives.
"The Internet does not stop at our borders; the consequences of poor cybersecurity measures can greatly impact our national security and economy," House Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., said in a statement. After beginning work Wednesday on the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, lawmakers passed the bill Thursday on a 422 to 5.
The bill, introduced by Rep. Daniel Lipinski, D-Ill., would increase the role of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in developing recommendations for international cybersecurity standards; would authorize $395 million over five years for cybersecurity research at the National Science Foundation; and would require federal agencies involved in cybersecurity R&D to develop a strategic plan outlining short-term and long-term research objectives.
"Amidst a growing and evolving threat landscape, this bill will help improve the security of cyberspace by ensuring federal investments in cybersecurity are better focused, more effective, and that research into innovative, transformative security technologies is fully supported," Mark Bregman, chief technology officer for Internet security provider Symantec Corporation, said in a statement.
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