As cybersecurity legislation goes, this is the most sweeping effort the White House has made to date. But read the details and you’ll see things already being done at the state level. The White House proposal would give new impetus to a long-running cybersecurity debate in the U.S. Congress, where lawmakers have been working on various pieces of legislation, including one circulated in 2010 that would give President Barack Obama emergency powers to combat hackers. “Our nation cannot fully defend against these threats unless certain parts of cybersecurity law are updated,” an official said.”]
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