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Cyber information sharing bill gets new life in House

Despite a veto threat a year ago, House proponents of a cyber information sharing bill say productive talks now are underway with the Obama administration. Reps. Mike Rogers and Dutch Ruppersberger re-introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) trying to address privacy and civil liberties concerns.

Tags: Congress , cybersecurity , Dutch Ruppersberger , Mike Rogers , House Intelligence Committee , CISPA , White House , information sharing , CSIS , The Constitution Project , Sharon Bradford Franklin , Jared Serbu

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DoD has limited cyber situational awareness

Gen. Keith Alexander calls for the Cyber Command to have real time understanding of what's going on in their computer networks. He also calls for a common operational picture as a part of improving situational awareness. Alexander also says DoD is putting a lot of effort and focus on ensuring privacy and civil liberties laws and regulations are followed.

Tags: technology , Keith Alexander , DoD , NSA , DHS , Cyber Command , CSIS , AT&T , Sidney Austin , Alan Raul , cybersecurity , situational awareness , Jason Miller

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