House Passes Cybersecurity Enhancement Act
On Thursday the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Cybersecurity Enhancement Act.
See the AFP article here: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRMjda7dUrbt8_XlVUWSB4Dmr01w
The bill increases funding for cybersecurity research and a public awareness campaign. The bill allocates 400 million dollars for security related grants through the National Science Foundation and seeks to increase cooperation between research universities and government agencies charged with protecting networks that are critical to the nation.
As businesses and government agencies become more dependent on the internet to conduct business, the risks of hacking, data theft and network disruptions are growing.
Following passage of the bill, Oregon Democratic Representative, David Wu, said that, "Securing cyberspace is vitally important to both our safety and our national economy. We cannot stand by and let the most powerful tool for connecting Americans with each other and the world remain the Wild West of technology."
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