US House of Representatives passes CISPA

OVERNIGHT TECH: House passes CISPA cybersecurity bill
The Hill (blog)
The National Cable & Telecommunications Association, the Information Technology Industry Council, CTIA-the Wireless Association, the Software & Information Industry Association, IBM, the Business Roundtable and TechAmerica all issued statements ...

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CISPA, a controversial cyber security bill, passed the House last night. But ...
New York Daily News
A controversial cyber security bill named CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act) passed the US House of Representatives late Thursday. Supporters say the bill is a key step toward protecting American companies from hackers.

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Cyber-security bill passes House but faces snags
Los Angeles Times
chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, is co-sponsor of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act. (Tom Williams, Roll Call / May 2, 2011) By Ken Dilanian, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Add cyber-security to the list of tough problems ...

House Defies Obama Veto Threat in Passing Cyber Measure
BusinessWeek
“America will be a little safer and our economy better protected from foreign cyber predators with this legislation.” Lawmakers are debating cybersecurity legislation as fears intensify about the ability ofcyber spies to steal US intellectual property ...

House cybersecurity vote sets up Senate showdown, Obama threatens veto
Christian Science Monitor
The US House of Representatives' solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it's your turn to act. Ignoring a White House veto threat, the House on Thursday approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ...

Christian Science Monitor

CISPA Cyber-Threat Bill Passes House Despite Worries Over Privacy
eWeek
The Senate already has worked up its own cyber-security legislation, but that reportedly has stalled. CISPA would make it easier for government agencies and private businesses to share information regarding cyber-threats.

US House passes cyber bill despite veto threat
Reuters
* House approves cybersecurity bill with bipartisan vote * Senate Democrats back broader cyber bill By Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The US House of Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill on Thursday that would allow the ...

Controversial cyber security bill passes the House
KPHO Phoenix
By Theresa Seiger - email The US House of Representatives passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Protection Act on Thursday. (Source: US House of Representatives) WASHINGTON (RNN) - The House of Representatives passed a contentious cyber ...

House passes cyber security bill over Obama's objections
Christian Science Monitor
The legislation would allow the government to relay cyber threat information to a company to prevent attacks from Russia or China. In the private sector, corporations could alert the government and provide data that could stop an attack intended to ...

Despite veto threat, House passes cybersecurity bill
CBS News
(CBS News) The House of Representatives passed on Thursday a controversialcybersecurity bill that would allow private companies to exchange confidential information with the federal government. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) ...

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House Approves Controversial CISPA Cyber-Security Bill
PC Magazine
House members debated the bill for several hours on Thursday, and offered up amendments that dealt with things like Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests, details about which agencies receive private cyber-security information, clarification on ...

House passes cyber bill despite veto threat
Chicago Tribune
"Economic cyber spies will have a harder time stealing American business plans and research and development as the House took the first step today by passing a cybersecurity bill that will help US companies better protect themselves from dangerous ...

CISPA cyber security bill passes in House
Mother Nature Network
The legislation protects US businesses from cyber-attacks, but critics say the measure erodes civil liberties by allowing firms to onpass private data. By Agence France-PresseFri, Apr 27 2012 at 2:19 AM EST CISPA: The Republican-controlled chamber ...

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Cyber-security bill passes the House
Human Events
The Senate is still conflicted about the measure, while the White House threatens a veto, saying the bill “effectively treats domestic cyber-security as an intelligence activity, and thus significantly departs from longstanding efforts to treat the ...

CISPA passes in the House after surprise vote
Los Angeles Times
By Morgan Little WASHINGTON -- The plan was for the debate on the controversial CyberIntelligence Sharing and Protection Act to take place on Thursday, with the vote the next day. As it turns out, the legislation came to a surprising vote after the ...

US House passes controversial cyber security bill
Turkish Press
The House of Representatives passed legislation protecting US businesses and agencies fromcyber-attacks, a measure that critics say erodes civil liberties by allowing firms to onpass private data. The Republican-controlled chamber defied a veto threat ...

House Passes Cybersecurity Bill
Wall Street Journal
House passage of its measure, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, came on a 248-168 vote Thursday and was supported by both Republicans and Democrats. The House vote came despite a warning by the White House that senior advisers would ...

House vote sets up Senate showdown on cybersecurity bill
San Jose Mercury News
By Donna Cassata AP WASHINGTON -- The House's solid bipartisan vote for a cybersecurity bill sends a message to the Senate: Now it's your turn to act. Ignoring a White House veto threat, the House approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection ...

CISPA passes the House, privacy battle moves to Senate
Washington Post (blog)
By Hayley Tsukayama The House passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) Thursday night, despite some controversy over how the bill addresses privacy and a threat of a veto from the White House. The measure, designed to make it ...

Security Experts Warn of Cyber Threats From Iran
Network World
They suggested that Iran, which has been resisting mounting international pressure to submit to inspections of its nuclear program, is turning toward cyber attacks as a channel to attack corporate and government entities in the United States, ...

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
Cryptome.org
Title XI of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 USC 442 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: ``cyber threat intelligence and information sharing ``Sec. 1104. (a) Intelligence Community Sharing of Cyber Threat ...

US House Passes Internet Security Bill Despite Veto Threat
Voice of America
April 27, 2012 US House Passes Internet Security Bill Despite Veto Threat VOA News The US House of Representatives has approved a bill aimed at securing the nation's computer networks fromcyber attackers, but opposed by the Obama administration ...

US Congress grappling with divisive cyber-security bill
CBC.ca
In the private sector, corporations could alert the government and provide data that could stop an attack intended to disrupt the country's water supply or take down the banking system. Congressional leaders are determined to get a cyber-security bill ...

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House passes cybersecurity bill despite veto threat over privacy
Fox News
AP Photo/Eric Risberg The House, despite White House objections, has passed a cybersecurity bill aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical US infrastructure and companies. The vote was 248-168 on Thursday. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and ...

Paranoia About CISPA Is Justified
The Atlantic
On Thursday evening, the House of Representatives passed legislation called the Cyber Intelligence Information Sharing Protection Act, or CISPA. Sponsors of the bill say its purpose is to permit the government and private companies to share information ...

CISPA Passes House: Cybersecurity Bill Approved Despite White House Veto Threat
Huffington Post
The House of Representatives passed cybersecurity legislation Thursday aimed at protecting American companies from hackers who steal intellectual property. The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA, sponsored by Reps.

Iran vs West, cyber war or media conflict? | Security Affairs
By paganinip
Sources of intelligence report to Congress on Thursday that Iran is recruiting a hacker army to target the U.S. for cyber attack against critical infrastructures such as power grid and water systems. Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman ... Iran has understood how much strategic is a strong presence in cyber space, just in this new battle field it has found vulnerable many of its opponents deciding to invest in cyber warfare. The Washington Times reported some issues ...
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House passes CISPA in surprise vote — Tech News and Analysis
By Tom Krazit and Jeff Roberts
The U.S. House of Representatives surprised the tech industry Thursday by voting on, and passing, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) after having originally scheduled a vote for Friday. The bill was amended several times prior to the final vote. ... Proponents of the bill have framed it as an “information sharing” measure that is necessary to protect companies from hacking and the country form cyber-attack. “This is not a perfect bill, but the threat is great,” Rep.
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Cyber Bill | Passes House | White House Veto Threat | The Daily Caller
By Josh Peterson
Controversial cyber bill passes through the House | The bill --- which passed 248-168 --- would encourage the sharing of information between private companies and government regarding cyberthreats. ... Nicknamed the Lieberman/Collins bill and championed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, it would give the Department of Homeland Security the authority to regulate cybersecurity on networks considered to be part of the nation's critical infrastructure. Follow Josh on Twitter ...
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Taliban Website Hacked As Afghan Cyber War Heats Up
By The Huffington Post News Editors
The unidentified hackers broke into the Taliban's El Emara website twice on Thursday, replacing usual insurgent victory messages with images of executions and support for the Afghan government and security forces in English, Arabic and Pashto. ... Another cyber attack took place on June 20 last year, when false messages were distributed about the death of the Taliban's one-eyed leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, from both the website and the phones of Taliban spokesman.
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Cybersecurity Bill Passes In The US House | Peace . Gold . Liberty ...
By emalvini
The measure, introduced by Representative Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican who heads the House Intelligence Committee, would encourage the government and companies to share data oncyber threats and give businesses legal immunity ... The White House supports a bill from Senator Joseph Lieberman, a Connecticut Independent, that would put the Department of Homeland Securityin charge of regulating cybersecurity of the nation's vital systems such as power grids and ...
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Cybersecurity bill passes despite concerns about personal data ...
By Adam Levine
And to do a cyber attack he'd have to come up with a couple of hundred dollars to buy a computer and at least ten bucks a month for an internet connection. ... They took SOPA, renamed it and repackaged it under the guise of cyber security.
CNN Security Clearance

FAQ: What you need to know about Friday's CISPA vote ...
By Jeff John Roberts
The U.S. House of Representatives votes Friday on a major cyber-security bill that changes how companies like Facebook can share personal information. Privacy advocates are in uproar and the Obama Administration is threatening a veto.
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As violence continues unchecked in Syria, so does cyber warfare ...
By Emily Alpert
As violence continues unchecked in Syria, so does cyber warfare ... In the most famous cyber attackof the 13-month conflict, rebels intercepted emails between Assad and his wife, reportedly after a government worker leaked the passwords.
World Now

House Defies Obama to Pass CISPA Cybersecurity Bill – Patriot ...
By DaveJolly
The bill gives the government permission to access internet users' private data when it believes there's a cyber threat. It also gives companies the authority to share that information with the National Security Agency or other units of the ...
Patriot Update

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