A cybercrime center and a network of national computer emergency response teams (CERT) should be part of a new EU approach to internal security, the European Commission said Monday. Until now there has been no single document linking such security policies in a coherent, comprehensive strategy, it said. With attacks against information systems -- and other threats -- on the upswing, Europe must be more resilient, it said. The proposed cybercrime center, due by 2013, will boost coordination between EU members and institutions and international partners, the EC said. It said European governments will be urged to create national CERTs, and the EC also wants a network of contacts among those rapid response teams and law enforcement authorities. The plan also includes proposals to fight international crime networks and terrorism, strengthen border controls and ramp up responses to crises and disasters, the EC said.
Participants in an ITU-T study group may tally the various national numbering approaches in an effort to harmonize ways of accessing emergency and special services, social and new services, we've learned. Different numbers are especially confusing for mobile customers. A proposed recommendation aiming to spur global harmonization of those numbers has been tagged for approval by administrations because of regulatory concerns, the ITU website said. The approach intends for the same number to be used for a particular service for administrations that want it, we've learned. National numbering plans are unique to each country. Emergency codes 112 and 911 are common in some regions. The same number, same service concept can also help mitigate climate change, a document said.
A cybersecurity bill (S-3480) by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., would cost $1.5 billion 2011 to 2015, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Most of the money would go to salaries, expenses and computer hardware and software, it said. Because the bill would indemnify owners of critical infrastructure that follow through on emergency-response plans, direct spending would increase $10 million total in 2011-2020 to pay claims against the U.S. government, the CBO said. The office estimated that it would cost an additional $220 million 2011-2015 for the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications to conduct cyber assessments. Creating a cyberspace policy office under the president would cost about $30 million yearly once it’s fully set up, the CBO said. “We expect that the office would steadily expand its budget and staff over three years before it reached that level of effort and estimate that implementing the title would cost $115 million over the 2011-2015 period.” Requirements for federal agencies to assess and train information security workers and establish a National Cybersecurity Advisory Council would cost $20 million annually 2011 to 2015, the CBO said. The bill would be subject to pay-as-you-go procedures, it said.
A cybersecurity bill (S-3480) by Sen. Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., would cost $1.5 billion 2011 to 2015, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday. Most of the money would go to salaries, expenses and computer hardware and software, it said. Because the bill would indemnify owners of critical infrastructure that follow through on emergency-response plans, direct spending would increase $10 million total in 2011-2020 to pay claims against the U.S. government, the CBO said. The office estimated that it would cost an additional $220 million 2011-2015 for the National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications to conduct cyber assessments. Creating a cyberspace policy office under the president would cost about $30 million yearly once it’s fully set up, the CBO said. “We expect that the office would steadily expand its budget and staff over three years before it reached that level of effort and estimate that implementing the title would cost $115 million over the 2011-2015 period.” Requirements for federal agencies to assess and train information security workers and establish a National Cybersecurity Advisory Council would cost $20 million annually 2011 to 2015, the CBO said. The bill would be subject to pay-as-you-go procedures, it said.
E-waste and energy were dominant environmental lobbying issues on Capitol Hill for CE and IT companies in Q3, according to lobbying reports filed with Congress. An increasing number of technology companies are turning attention to smart grid issues, the reports show. Getting “sensible” energy efficiency and e-waste policies will remain CEA’s priorities in Congress and federal agencies, said Walter Alcorn, CEA vice president of environmental affairs.
The International Trade Data System has posted a report1 discussing how global e-commerce data could be integrated into the decision-support process for government admission of products at international borders. The report also states that pilots using such data for high-risk shipments began in the second half of 2010.
At a press conference following the November 11-12, 2010 G20 summit in Korea, President Obama stated that the countries agreed that exchange rates must reflect economic realities. President Obama stated that he raised raised the issue of the need for emerging economies to allow for currencies that are market-driven with President Hu of China, and the U.S. will continue to closely watch the appreciation of China’s currency.
"We are not looking for additional regulation” on net neutrality, said the head of the EU telecom regulatory group. Revised telecom rules, many of which don’t take effect until June, must be given time to work before further legislation is introduced, John Doherty, chairman of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, said Thursday. But if there are significant, persistent problems, the EC won’t be afraid to act, said Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. They spoke at a joint European Commission-European Parliament summit in Brussels on net neutrality and an open Internet. The discussion will feed into an EC report.
"We are not looking for additional regulation” on net neutrality, said the head of the EU telecom regulatory group. Revised telecom rules, many of which don’t take effect until June, must be given time to work before further legislation is introduced, John Doherty, chairman of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, said Thursday. But if there are significant, persistent problems, the EC won’t be afraid to act, said Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes. They spoke at a joint European Commission-European Parliament summit in Brussels on net neutrality and an open Internet. The discussion will feed into an EC report.
The President has issued a notice announcing that he is continuing for one year that national emergency with respect to Iran that was originally declared by Executive Order 12170.