Post by darlenem on Feb 7, 2011 18:33:48 GMT 10
internet kill switch, u.s. cybersecurity, protecting cyberspace as a national asset act of 2010, homeland security department Internet kill switch bill emerges amid Egyptian unrest A bill floated within the Senate to bolster cybersecurity within the U.S. is being called the “Internet kill switch. The public barely noticed the Internet kill switch-or the "Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010"-when it was introduced in the U.S. Senate in June 2010. Within the exact same instant as Egypt's disruption of connectivity in an attempt to quell government demonstrations, Congress has decided to bring its Internet kill switch bill to the forefront. The enormous payday loan that people would take out to stop this from occurring in America could be ridiculous. Article resource - The Internet kill switch and why it would never work in the U.S. by MoneyBlogNewz.
The bill in Senate about the Internet kill switch
the idea of a Web kill switch is one in which the Homeland Security Department is able to control cybersecurity with a created White House office of cyberspace. Senator Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced in June the Guarding Cyberspace as part of the National Asset Act of 2010. In order to protect the economic infrastructure of the Internet, Lieberman drafted the legislation. The 111th Congress stopped The Internet kill switch and why it would never work in the U.S. by MoneyBlogNewz..
Take into account the First Amendment with the Internet kill switch thought
Then Internet kill switch bill was brought back up by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She is on the Homeland security committee as the ranking Republican. After Egypt put restrictions on Internet service, the bill became a more severe concern for free speech supporters. There was a comment from a Homeland Security spokesperson that said infrastructure is protected from cyber attack with the bill. This includes e-commerce and public utilities. The bill includes provisions forbidding any violation of the First Amendment.
It's doable in Egypt however impossible in America
The most controversial provision of the Internet kill switch bill authorizes the president to issue an executive order blocking access to such critical infrastructure when a threat is perceived. In the United States, that is easier said than done. The Egyptian government owns Telecom Egypt. This is the ISP. The federal government wouldn’t be able to control the ISPs if there was a cyber attack within the U.S. Even if it did, as the Internet perpetually grows more complex in the United States, the government's ability to disrupt connectivity becomes more challenging. It does not matter if there is an Internet kill switch. This is because it wouldn’t do the job probably.
Citations
Wired
wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/kill-switch-legislation/
PC Magazine
pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376888,00.asp
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/41320309/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
The bill in Senate about the Internet kill switch
the idea of a Web kill switch is one in which the Homeland Security Department is able to control cybersecurity with a created White House office of cyberspace. Senator Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., introduced in June the Guarding Cyberspace as part of the National Asset Act of 2010. In order to protect the economic infrastructure of the Internet, Lieberman drafted the legislation. The 111th Congress stopped The Internet kill switch and why it would never work in the U.S. by MoneyBlogNewz..
Take into account the First Amendment with the Internet kill switch thought
Then Internet kill switch bill was brought back up by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. She is on the Homeland security committee as the ranking Republican. After Egypt put restrictions on Internet service, the bill became a more severe concern for free speech supporters. There was a comment from a Homeland Security spokesperson that said infrastructure is protected from cyber attack with the bill. This includes e-commerce and public utilities. The bill includes provisions forbidding any violation of the First Amendment.
It's doable in Egypt however impossible in America
The most controversial provision of the Internet kill switch bill authorizes the president to issue an executive order blocking access to such critical infrastructure when a threat is perceived. In the United States, that is easier said than done. The Egyptian government owns Telecom Egypt. This is the ISP. The federal government wouldn’t be able to control the ISPs if there was a cyber attack within the U.S. Even if it did, as the Internet perpetually grows more complex in the United States, the government's ability to disrupt connectivity becomes more challenging. It does not matter if there is an Internet kill switch. This is because it wouldn’t do the job probably.
Citations
Wired
wired.com/threatlevel/2011/01/kill-switch-legislation/
PC Magazine
pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376888,00.asp
MSNBC
msnbc.msn.com/id/41320309/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/