Comment Re:Let's not over-react. (Score 1) 853
Be sure to look at both bills that are relevant, SB 773 and SB 778. It isn't quite as innocent as one might want to believe and I believe definitely leaves room open for exploitation. Taken from a web site summarizing the pair of bills:
* First, the White House, through the national cybersecurity advisor, shall have the authority to disconnect "critical infrastructure" networks from the Internet - including private citizens' banks and health records, if Rockefeller's examples are accurate - if they are found to be at risk of cyber attack. The working copy of the bill, however, does not define what constitutes a cybersecurity emergency, and apparently leaves the question to the discretion of the president.
* Second, the bill establishes the Department of Commerce as "the clearinghouse of cybersecurity threat and vulnerability information," including the monitoring of private information networks deemed a part of the "critical infrastructure."
* Third, the legislation proposes implementation of a professional licensing program for certifying who can serve as a cybersecurity professional.