Dianne Feinstein urges President Obama to take unilateral action to secure critical national IT systems. Feinstein: “The threats to our national and economic security are simply too great to wait for legislation” Senate supporters of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bring the measure up for a vote. The White House hasn’t ruled out using its executive authority to implement initiatives to safeguard critical systems, Obama’s counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said in an interview with PBS NewsHour earlier this month [see Cat Out of Bag on Infosec Regulation?]”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/obama-urged-to-take-solo-action-on-cybersecurity-a-5073