Saturday, May 14, 2011

White House Unveils New Cyber Security Guidelines

Photo: President Barack Obama delivers an address on cybersecurity and the nation’s digital future in the East Room of the White House in May 2009. (Chuck Kennedy/White House)

White House Reveals Cybersecurity Plan -- Washington Post

The White House on Thursday unveiled a long-delayed legislative proposal for cybersecurity that, among other things, calls on industries critical to the nation’s economy and security to create plans — vetted by the government — for securing their computer systems.

At the same time, the proposal places penalties on companies that fail to scrub personal identifying information from certain data shared with the government.

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More News On The White House Revealing New Cyber Security Guidelines

White House urges national standards for cyber security -- L.A. Times
White House outlines cybersecurity law -- Financial Times
White House delivers cybersecurity plan to Hill -- Politico
U.S. Outlines Cybersecurity Initiative -- NPR
White House Cybersecurity Plan Boosts Chances of Bipartisan Bill -- Wall Street Journal
White House Releases Cybersecurity Plans -- Information Week
White House proposes national standards for cybersecurity -- Christian Science Monitor
White House recommends new cybersecurity laws -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
White House Seeks National Data-Breach Notification Law -- Information Week
White House to unveil cybersecurity strategy -- AFP
White House Wants Mandatory Three-Year Sentence for Critical-Infrastructure Hackers -- Threat Level
Little new in Obama cybersecurity proposal -- Computer World
Enhancing cybersecurity. A White House proposal relies on private initiatives -- Register Guard editorial

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