Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged President...
Sens. Chris Coons, D-Del., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., urged President Barack Obama to take steps to protect U.S. networks from the “enormous and growing cyber threat,” in a letter sent Tuesday. The senators asked the president to direct the secretary…
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of the Department of Homeland Security to convene an interagency group to develop voluntary standards for the private sector to safeguard the nation’s critical infrastructure. Janet Napolitano already has authority to issue advisory guidelines under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 “and we ask that you instruct her to do so,” the senators said. Coons and Blumenthal, both sponsors of the stymied Cybersecurity Act (S-3414), acknowledged that an executive cybersecurity order “cannot and should not be the final word in cybersecurity,” but said a well-crafted set of voluntary cybersecurity standards could be an important step. “Only legislation can replace the existing legal regime -- which stifles information sharing -- with new laws that are consistent with both the protection of civil liberties and the promotion of cybersecurity.” The White House did not comment.