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Major Cyberattack Imminent? | cispa

Friday, April 12, 2013 9:26
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The House Intelligence Committee is warning that “time is running out” before the next major cyberattack: The Russians, Iranians, Chinese and others are likely already on your computer. This is what House Intelligence Committee chairman Mike Rogers (R-MI) had to say:

You have criminal organizations trying to get into your personal computer and steal your personal stuff. And by the way, the Chinese are probably on your computer, the Russians are probably on your personal computer, the Iranians are already there. They’re trying to steal things that they think are valuable or use your computer to help them steal from someone else, That’s a real problem.

Can CISPA help?

Rogers believes the Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act (CISPA) can help counter that threat. The bill was introduced last year and passed the House, though it failed to make it through the Senate following a groundswell of concern from privacy activists.

What does CISPA do?

CISPA aimed to improve protections from hackers seeking credit card info, medical records, and more by encouraging sharing of information between government and companies. And lawmakers are bringing it back for a second go-around.

Regardless of whether CISPA passes or is tripped up again by privacy advocates and activists, security should remain a top concern of every computer user. And that doesn’t mean guarding just against Russian or Chinese attackers.

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