The politics of critical infrastructure protection

One of the major issues Sen Joe Lieberman (I-CT) pushed for during his last few years in office was protection of the US critical infrastructure. Along with Sen. Susan Coffins (R-Maine), Lieberman put forth a series of bills aimed at requiring some level of protection for such infrastructure, the la...

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Published in:Network World 2013-02, Vol.30 (3), p.27
Main Author: Bradner, Scott
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cybersecurity
Executive orders
Infrastructure
Liability
Network security
Politicians
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Summary:One of the major issues Sen Joe Lieberman (I-CT) pushed for during his last few years in office was protection of the US critical infrastructure. Along with Sen. Susan Coffins (R-Maine), Lieberman put forth a series of bills aimed at requiring some level of protection for such infrastructure, the last of these being voted down in November. President Obama has now issued a "Presidential Policy Directive" on "Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience." This directive was accompanied by an Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity."
ISSN:0887-7661