Cybersecurity Legislation Forecast is Grim

  • 23 October 2014
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Byby Michael Mimoso  Posted on 10/23/2014
 
MINNEAPOLIS – If you’re expecting federal cybersecurity legislation any time soon, forget it.
Despite the number of prospective bills on the Hill right now, Congress is unlikely to move anything forward any time soon, according to Matthew Rhoades, director cyberspace and security program Truman National Security Protect and Center for National Policy, speaking here Tuesday at the Cybersecurity Summit.
 
And you can blame it on politics. Blame the calendar. And blame Edward Snowden’s exposing the depths of the NSA’s surveillance of Americans.
Rhoades, a longtime D.C. insider, painted a dynamic portrait of Congress’ debates and deliberations on cybersecurity legislation dating back to the 2008 presidential elections through last summer when Snowden’s disclosures turned privacy on its ear.
 
 
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