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Subject:    RE: [ISN] Bills aim at raising infosec expertise
From:       InfoSec News <isn () c4i ! org>
Date:       2002-01-31 10:05:28
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Forwarded from: "Huggins, Michael" <mhhuggins@firstcommand.com>

Interesting information provided here, not only does the government
and industry not communicate, but, the government and those inside do
not communicate.  This policy is already stated in OMB a-130, PDD-63,
and other federal documents.  Best practice documents and guidance
documents also exist inside the government with no copyright
infringement incurred.  See CSRC.NIST.GOV web site.  More tax dollars
going to waste if it goes through.


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From: InfoSec News [mailto:isn@c4i.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 3:50 AM
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Subject: [ISN] Bills aim at raising infosec expertise


http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0128/web-bills-01-29-02.asp

By Diane Frank 
Jan. 29, 2002

Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) introduced two bills Jan. 28 aimed at raising the
level of information security expertise within government and the private
sector.

One piece of legislation, the Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act, would create
a nonprofit group of academic and industry experts to develop a set of best
practices for protecting computers and networks against cyberattacks.

This follows recommendations from the White House's Office of Science and
Technology Policy and other experts, according to Edwards' office.  
Edwards is a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
Committee.

The bill initially would require a report on which best practices federal
agencies should implement, first through pilots and then governmentwide. It
then mandates a study on how to get the private sector to adopt the best
practices, including an examination of whether federal contractors and grant
recipients should be required to follow the best practices.

[...]



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