The U.S. Chamber of Commerce isn’t quite wedded to Sen. John McCain’s...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce isn’t quite wedded to Sen. John McCain’s alternative cybersecurity approach, despite reports that they plan to endorse the GOP’s forthcoming legislation. The Chamber’s Senior Director of National Security and Emergency Preparedness, Matthew Eggers, said the…
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group “generally agrees” with McCain’s alternative approach, but the Chamber is “looking at a number of options for formally stating our organization’s views to lawmakers and staff. The letter obtained by Politico reflects this ongoing effort. We anticipate supporting this nonregulatory approach to crafting cyber policy.” McCain said he will introduce an alternative bill to S-2105, the Senate Cybersecurity Act, during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing after the Presidents Day recess this month (WID Feb 17 p1). The forthcoming bill differs from S-2015 by fostering a “cooperative relationship with the entire private sector through information sharing, rather than an adversarial one with prescriptive regulations,” he said. Specifically the bill aims to better defend the nation from cyber attacks by “improving information sharing among the private sector and government; updating our criminal code to reflect the threat cybercriminals pose; reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA); and focusing federal investments in cybersecurity,” he said. Politico reported Monday that the Chamber said McCain’s approach “'identified a smart and practical vision for tackling the cybersecurity issue’ by not trying to fight cyberthreats with new regulations on the private sector,” in a draft letter circulated to some of its members.