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Each year seems to get busier and busier with regard to Washington’s cybersecurity policy activities, reflecting the growing importance policymakers are placing on cybersecurity as a national priority. From the much-anticipated NIST Cybersecurity Framework to various pieces of cybersecurity legislation, there is a lot on the horizon. Please join my colleague, Maryam Cope, and me for an exclusive, free [...]
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As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver the State of the Union address tomorrow night, many reporters, political experts, and pundits are whirling about, attempting to predict the substance of the speech. Meanwhile, we here in the tech sector see this speech as a chance to outline an agenda of opportunity – a chance for policymakers to create economic opportunity for our country. Here are 10 [...]
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Cybersecurity is multifaceted. The global information and communications technology (ICT) industry contributes in many ways, including by building products and services that improve cybersecurity. Today’s topic is software security, something critical to ITI companies, which make major investments in processes and tools used to improve the security of software they produce, and critical to our companies’ [...]
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Yesterday, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees unveiled an omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2014. Their late nights of negotiations have resulted in a bill that will keep the government operating for the rest of the fiscal year, providing businesses and U.S. citizens with fiscal certainty that essential services and policies will continue apace and without interruption through [...]
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Last week, ITI submitted its comments in response to the important and much-anticipated Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Since the Framework plan was put forward in February 2013 as part of President Barack Obama’s cybersecurity Executive Order, we have fully supported the collaborative concept behind it -- a concept in which [...]
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This week, as part of efforts to reach a budget agreement, key members of the House and Senate will be looking to reach a deal to fund the U.S. government for the next fiscal period – providing business and U.S. citizens with certainty that essential services and policies will continue apace and without interruption. This agreement, if approved by Congress, would be a step forward for bipartisanship [...]
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There’s no question that the revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs threaten the innovative vitality of the global digital economy, which means the restoration of public trust both in the U.S. government and the tech community is critical. At ITI, we have been working with the Obama Administration and leading members of Congress, and offering our recommendations [...]
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The revelations about U.S. government data collection and surveillance programs have profoundly damaged the credibility of the U.S. government with significant spill-over impact for the tech sector. Restoring trust and stemming the damage will require a robust discussion on how to ensure that privacy and civil liberty considerations are appropriately addressed in connection with these programs. The [...]
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Dateline Seoul: The Seoul Conference on Cyberspace 2013 is wrapping up today in South Korea. The expansive, two-day event has brought together a fascinating group of thought leaders from governments, international and regional organizations, non-governmental organizations, academia, and industry. Hosted by the Government of South Korea, the conference has drawn approximately 1,600 attendees from [...]
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The news of the last several weeks has been dominated by storylines on government surveillance programs and the level of access that security agencies have into people’s daily lives. While these reports have continued to develop, there has been little attention focused on solutions. What limits should there be on government programs? What are the ramifications of these programs on the global flow of [...]
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