Bill would force agencies to take proactive security approach

Bipartisan bill would make U.S. agencies more proactive in battling cyberthreats. The Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 would require agencies to monitor their computer systems. The bill would replace the 11-year-old FISMA’s framework that centered on agencies being graded on security. The number of cyber-incidents reported by federal agencies soared by 782% from 2006 to 2012. In 2012, federal agencies were targeted by more than 48,000 attacks, according to the GAO.”]

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