Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?
Updated Feb 06, 11:47 AM
From Associated Press/AP Online
WASHINGTON - A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.
The Department of Homeland Security, with input from businesses, would select which companies to regulate; the agency would have the power to require better computer security, according to officials who described the bill.
They spoke on condition of anonymity because lawmakers have not finalized all the details.
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