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SEC. 18. CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY.
The President—
*(1) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, shall develop and implement a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, which shall include—
__(A) a long-term vision of the nation’s cybersecurity future; and
__(B) a plan that encompasses all aspects of national security, including the participation of the private sector, including critical infrastructure operators and managers;

*(2) may declare a cybersecurity emergency and order the limitation or shutdown of Internet traffic to and from any compromised Federal government or United States critical infrastructure information system or network;

*(3) shall designate an agency to be responsible for coordinating the response and restoration of any Federal government or United States critical infra structure information system or network affected by a cybersecurity emergency declaration under paragraph (2);

*(4) shall, through the appropriate department or agency, review equipment that would be needed after a cybersecurity attack and develop a strategy for the acquisition, storage, and periodic replacement of such equipment;

*(5) shall direct the periodic mapping of Federal government and United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks, and shall develop metrics to measure the effectiveness of the mapping process;

*(6) may order the disconnection of any Federal government or United States critical infrastructure information systems or networks in the interest of national security;

*(7) shall, through the Office of Science and Technology Policy, direct an annual review of all Federal cybertechnology research and development investments;

*(8) may delegate original classification authority to the appropriate Federal official for the purposes of improving the Nation’s cybersecurity posture;

*(9) shall, through the appropriate department or agency, promulgate rules for Federal professional responsibilities regarding cybersecurity, and shall provide to the Congress an annual report on Federal agency compliance with those rules;

*(10) shall withhold additional compensation, direct corrective action for Federal personnel, or terminate a Federal contract in violation of Federal rules , and shall report any such action to the Congress in an unclassified format within 48 hours after taking any such action; and

*(11) shall notify the Congress within 48 hours after providing a cyber-related certification of legal
ity to a United States person.

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:it in no way calls for the restriction of the commercial internet... near as i can tell, just the government side of the web... it all seems pretty straightforward and transparent too...

travelinman67 wrote:

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:it in no way calls for the restriction of the commercial internet... near as i can tell, just the government side of the web... it all seems pretty straightforward and transparent too...

The doc is 51 pages...the good stuff starts around page 34...




(...I sure get tired of folks kneejerking without doing their homework. )

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:it in no way calls for the restriction of the commercial internet... near as i can tell, just the government side of the web... it all seems pretty straightforward and transparent too...derp!

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND UNITED STATES CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS.

—The term ‘‘Federal government and United States critical infrastructure information systems and networks’’ includes—

*(A) Federal Government information systems and networks; and

*(B) State, local, and nongovernmental information systems and networks in the United States designated by the President as critical infrastructure information systems and networks.

A wide-ranging cybersecurity bill introduced in the U.S. Senate this week would give the president unprecedented new powers to disconnect government and private-sector networks from the Internet in the event of security emergencies. But that provision is expected to be a hard sell in Congress.

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:...it's a bi-partisan bill sponsored by Rockerfeller and Snowe...

travelinman67 wrote:

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:...it's a bi-partisan bill sponsored by Rockerfeller and Snowe...

Stop!!! You're killing me...

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:

travelinman67 wrote:


Stop!!! You're killing me...

snowe (R) Maine...

just because she doesn't meet your definition of a Republican... she's still GOP

travelinman67 wrote:

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:
snowe (R) Maine...

just because she doesn't meet your definition of a Republican... she's still GOP

Bullsh!t.

SNOWE FINISHED DEAD LAST OUT OF ALL 531 CONGRESSMEN, BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE, IN HER "VOTING WITH PARTY" PERCENTAGE...VOTING WITH THE DEMOCRAT PARTY ON 52.3% OF ALL VOTES...REPUBLICAN ON 47.7% OF THE TIME

Ergo...in keeping with the party she supports with the majority of her votes...she's dishonest and a phony.

The next two BOTTOM OF THE BARREL liars are Susan Collins-voting against their own party 45.6% of time, and Arlen Specter-voting against his party 40.3% of the time. All three are pathetic losers with no values or integrity.

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/cong ... ty-voters/

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/cong ... ty-voters/


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Col Hogan wrote:Cyber crime and cyber warfare are two areas where the growth is faster than the laws and controls...

This is one area where the Federal Government should...no MUST...be involved...protecting the internet today is akin to our founding fathers desire to protect interstate commerce...it is truly a federal interest that I feel is well founded in our Constitution (unlike things like bailing out car companies...or education...or health care...but that's another thread or three...)

This is a law that has been needed for some time now...and as T-man has pointed out, the initial draft has some serious flaws...that's OK, as long as they are removed/corrected by the time this reaches a final version...

The U.S. military is putting some serious resources ( money and manpower) into protecting and defending the country against cyber attacks...I'm sorry to say they were slow to realize the extent of the threat, but that is quickly being fixed...

Legislation that does what this bill intends to do is a much needed tool...a delicate balance needs to be achieved, protecting our cherished freedoms with this need to protect (unlike the rush to legislate that most Democratic and Republican lawmakers were in when they passed the anti-Patriot Act)

Let's continue to watch it develop and make sure that balance is achieved...

UNHWildCats wrote:nongovernmental information systems and networks in the United States designated by the President as critical infrastructure information systems and networks.


you mean like nuclear plant systems? ya cant imagine why we'd want to secure those.....

God republicans are sooo f**k[*] retarded

Critical infrastructure is defined as:

root domain name system (DNS) server
global top level domain (gTLD) nameservers
country code TLD (ccTLDs) nameservers
IANA
Regional Internet Registry (RIRs) and
National Internet Registry (NIRs)

travelinman67 wrote:

UNHWildCats wrote:nongovernmental information systems and networks in the United States designated by the President as critical infrastructure information systems and networks.


you mean like nuclear plant systems? ya cant imagine why we'd want to secure those.....

God republicans are sooo f**k[*] retarded

What do the Republicans have to do with this?

Go back to school, T.

NG critical infrastructure means the backbone. One cannot shut down the "critical infrastructure" without shutting down the entire internet...and if you need to be schooled on the catastrophy that awaits America is some numbskull decides to pull the plug on the internet for even one hour...you should "log off" and throw in the towel.

...from APNIC...

http://www.apnic.net/info/faq/critical- ... faq.html#2

Critical infrastructure is defined as:

root domain name system (DNS) server
global top level domain (gTLD) nameservers
country code TLD (ccTLDs) nameservers
IANA
Regional Internet Registry (RIRs) and
National Internet Registry (NIRs)

God, liberals are soooo f**k[*] retarded.

catamount man wrote:[*]f**k OBAMA AND HIS FACIST NAZI REGIME!!! ONE TERM SERVING BITCH!!!!!!!!!

RON PAUL/JESSE VENTURA 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bobbythekidd wrote:CM, are you PWI (posting while intoxicated) again?

bobbythekidd wrote:.....Jesus H. Christ! Why would "the body" be a good running mate for the good Dr. Ron Paul?

bench wrote:A couple things:

You know, T-Man, if you're just fishing with your all your posturing about Obama the King-Hell Fascist, that's all well and good, but we really need to know these things. And if you're truly, deadly serious about all of it, well, perhaps you should scale it back a bit? You've got four years of this shit. An old fellow like you could have a stroke

Don't get me wrong – I can't speak for everybody, but regardless of whether some of us agree with you or not, I would think most of us like you anyway. But you've got to understand that when you put "FASCIST" next to anybody's name, you've pretty much guaranteed that some folks aren't going to take you seriously, and you've given them permission to disregard anything that comes out of your mouth from that point on. Between the tone and the length of your political posts, I don't think I've ever read one from top to bottom. I'm sure at times you've made some fair points, salient even, but apparently they follow long after I've already tuned out.

Just work with me here, babe. We can do this.