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Tonight, the U.S. information and communications technology (ICT) industry gained a thoughtful voice within the U.S. government for tech policies that embrace and advance innovation. With Senate confirmation of Daniel Sepulveda, many of the pressing international issues facing the ICT sector are now in the capable hands of the State Department’s new Deputy Assistant Secretary and U.S. Coordinator for [...]
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The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee this afternoon will mark up the bipartisan cybersecurity legislation that Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Ranking Member John Thune, R-S.D., put forward last week. ITI today sent the senators a letter outlining our support for the bill’s direction, especially its focus on technology neutrality and the importance of cyber protections [...]
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In the past year, U.S. cybersecurity policy has taken significant steps forward, moving away from proposed regulation-heavy regimes to a framework that embraces innovation as central to effective cyber protections. Most recently, President Obama’s cyber executive order (EO) and the House-passed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act each focus on voluntary, collaboratively developed standards [...]
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) presents significant opportunities for new job creation and economic growth for both the United States and the European Union – if negotiators can forge an agreement that reflects the dynamic, innovative marketplace in both regions. That’s the message ITI’s Dean Garfield will offer at a Wednesday House hearing on TTIP. Dean’s testimony is going [...]
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A disturbing proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives could effectively freeze any productive discussion on cybersecurity issues between the U.S. and Chinese governments. The proposal – by Rep. Ron DeSantis of Florida – is being considered as part of the House’s fiscal year 2014 defense authorization legislation. It would block federal funds from being used for critical cybersecurity dialogues [...]
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This week’s bilateral meetings between President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping will bring into focus core economic and strategic issues the two nations facing and, in key areas, the discussions will have significant economic and strategic overtones. But while many of the stories previewing the discussions highlight topics where the countries disagree, the leaders should not let differences [...]
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UPDATE: Listen to Dean's opening statement at the hearing (MP3). On Tuesday afternoon, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will dive into an examination of the communications supply chain. ITI CEO Dean Garfield will testify about our sector’s 24/7/365 approach to managing and mitigating security risks to the reliability of our products and services, and the [...]
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The bipartisan Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) is generating a lot of questions about not only why we need an enhanced national cybersecurity information-sharing structure, but also how an improved information-sharing structure would work. Many criticisms are built on the false premise that CISPA would put people’s personal privacy at risk. In reality, CISPA’s main goal is to [...]
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Today, the House of Representatives renewed its work on cybersecurity with a series of votes on bipartisan proposals to enhance and improve U.S. cyber defenses. At the heart of this debate is the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), offered by the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Intelligence Committee -- Chairman Mike Rogers of Michigan and Ranking Member C.A. Dutch [...]
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Each day, seemingly, there’s another attention-grabbing news story about a threat to the U.S. national security by a rogue group or foreign government attempting to hack their way into state secrets. Without question, the dangers from these groups are real, and have been increasing. But the headlines fail to account for the group most threatened by cyber threats and intrusions, namely you and me. [...]
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