A Survey of Federal Laws Related to Cybersecurity
There are more than 50 federal statutes that pertain to some aspect of cybersecurity, according to the Congressional Research Service. Those statutes, and the potential impact on them of several pending legislative proposals, are described in a new CRS report. See “Federal Laws Relating to Cybersecurity: Discussion of Proposed Revisions,” December 7, 2011.
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