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SECURE IT Act Introduced in the Senate
Practical Law Legal Update 4-518-3115 (Approx. 3 pages)
SECURE IT Act Introduced in the Senate
by PLC Intellectual Property & Technology
| Published on 02 Mar 2012 • USA (National/Federal) |
On behalf of himself and seven other US Senators, John McCain, introduced the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technology (SECURE IT) Act on March 1, 2012. The SECURE IT Act is aimed at protecting the US against potential cyber attacks and was introduced as an alternative to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, which was introduced on February 14, 2012 by a bipartisan group of Senate Committee leaders.
On March 1, 2012 eight Republican Senators introduced the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information and Technology (SECURE IT) Act, which is designed to protect the US from cyber attacks. This bill is an alternative to the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, a bipartisan bill introduced on February 14, 2012 (see Legal Update, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 Introduced in the Senate).
The SECURE IT Act would:
- Allow private groups to share information about cyber threats rather than requiring the US Department of Homeland Security to:
- conduct risk assessments to identify the greatest cyber vulnerabilities; and
- develop cybersecurity performance requirements based on the risk assessments.
- Increase the prison terms for many cyber crimes.