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13 February 2013 Presidential Policy Directive -- Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience advances a national unity of effort to strengthen and maintain secure, functioning, and resilient critical infrastructure.
13 February 2013 Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity The President issued an Executive Order yesterday directing federal departments and agencies to use their existing authorities to provide better cybersecurity for the Nation.
11 February 2013 U.S. Envoy at OSCE on Internet 2013 Conference Ambassador Kelly: "the United States will be participating. My government remains convinced ... that that government is best which governs the Internet least. This is the philosophy Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Baer and the U.S. delegation will advocate at the conference. We are pleased the conference will feature such important topics as freedom of expression and the multi-stakeholder approach to Internet governance, and we anticipate interesting discussions led by a diverse group of experts from across the OSCE region"
05 February 2013 International Treaty Puts Free Internet in Jeopardy The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission warned U.S. lawmakers that the Internet “is under assault” following a United Nations telecommunications treaty that was adopted in December 2012 by the U.N.'s International Telecommunications Union at an international conference in Dubai.
2012
14 December 2012 U.S., Allies Reject Internet Regulation in Telecom Treaty The United States, Canada, Great Britain and Australia are among about 20 nations that refused to sign a new treaty on global telecommunications, which has been in development at the World Conference on International Telecommunications in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The U.S. delegation and like-minded nations walked away from the overall agreement December 13 because of clauses that could serve as groundwork for government regulation of the Internet.
13 December 2012 Ambassador Kramer's Remarks on World Telecommunications Meeting
13 December 2012 U.S. Intervention at the World Conference on International Telecommunications
07 December 2012 U.S. and Allies Work to Block Increased Internet Regulation The United States and allies from Europe and the Western Hemisphere are standing firm against proposals that might allow increased government regulation of Internet content and content providers at the World Conference on International Telecommunications under way in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
03 December 2012 World Conference on International Telecommunications Opens in Dubai
30 November 2012 U.S. Opposes Attempts to Limit Communications Freedom The United States will support expanded availability of Internet access and affordable broadband service when the World Conference on International Telecommunications convenes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3–14.
29 November 2012 Ambassador Kramer on International Telecommunications Conference Preview of the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3–14.
26 November 2012 Crossroads Ahead for Global Info Tech, U.S. Official Says At the global conference on information technology convening in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 3–14, the United States is ready to defend policies that will support “infrastructure, innovation and inclusion,” according to Julius Genachowski, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
12 October 2012 Panetta Spells Out Defense Department's Role in Cybersecurity Panetta has stressed the importance of cybersecurity since taking
office last year. In addition, the secretary has warned about a
“cyber–Pearl Harbor” many times, including during testimony before
Congress. The speech before BENS aboard the USS Intrepid Museum is the
secretary’s clearest discussion to date of DOD’s responsibility in the
cyberdomain.
• Defense Secretary Panetta on National Security, Cybersecurity
20 July 2012 President Calls for Legislation for Cyber Defense President Obama is urging lawmakers to strengthen U.S. defenses against cyber warfare. The president said the key to effective defense against cyber attack is sharing of information.
• Obama on Taking the Cyberattack Threat Seriously
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The Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative
20 July 2012 No Nation Can Combat Cybercrime Alone, Attorney General Says Emphasizing that no nation or government can combat cybercrime alone, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged greater international cooperation in developing a global strategy to fight a variety of Internet- and technology-based crimes at the Singapore Academy of Law in Singapore.
31 May 2012 Republicans, Democrats Unite to Oppose Internet Rules A proposal to increase Internet regulation by the International Telecommunication Union or some other arm of the U.N. system is bringing unanimity among the various power centers in the U.S. government. Republicans, Democrats, the Obama administration, the industry and the community of nonprofit groups devoted to the Internet all oppose change in the current governance structure that is fundamentally based in the private sector.
14 March 2012 U.S.-UK Joint Fact Sheet : U.S.-UK Progress Towards a Freer and More Secure Cyberspace
02 February 2012 U.S. Government Works to Enhance Cyberdefenses Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano led a delegation of top U.S. intelligence and security officials in a Senate briefing on threats posed by computer attacks as lawmakers consider a new measure to strengthen cyberdefenses.
2011
02 November 2011 No to Government Control of the Internet, Biden Says Addressing a conference in London that is meeting to discuss how to make the Internet more secure, Vice President Biden said a proposed “international legal instrument” to govern the Web would stifle free speech and the ability of people all over the world to interact as they choose.
London Conference on Cyberspace, 01-02 November 2011
The London Confererence on Cyberspace will launch a focused and inclusive dialogue to help guide the behaviour of all in cyberspace. We will be streaming the conference live from our Facebook page.
- Vice President Biden’s Speech to London Conference on Cyberspace
The State Department at the London Conference on Cyberspace- Facebook's Lord Allan at the London Cyber Conference
25 October 2011 Activists Use Info Tech to Dodge Oppressors, Official Says Democracy activists in some repressive countries are protecting
themselves from harassment with technology training they received from
the U.S. Department of State. The U.S. assistant secretary of state for
democracy, human rights and labor, Michael Posner, offered a few insights into the
programs.
• Assistant Secretary Posner on Free Speech in the Digital Age
19 October 2011 International Conversation on Cybersecurity Is Under Way Cybersecurity is the fundamental base supporting all Internet activity, be it political, economic or social. October, recognized as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month since 2002 in the United States, is a time when governments, businesses and individuals must all recognize their role in maintaining cybersecurity, according to the U.S. State Department’s coordinator for cyber issues, Christopher Painter.
18 October 2011 Foreign Press Center Briefing with State Department Coordinator for Cyber Issues Christopher Painter
14 July 2011 International Cyber Diplomacy: Promoting Openness, Security and Prosperity in a Networked World (factsheet)
16 May 2011 U.S. Seeks Global Consensus for Open,
Secure Cyberspace The Obama administration has unveiled an international
strategy for cyberspace, outlining how it intends to promote an open and secure
Internet that is available and interoperable around the world.
• Secretary Clinton on U.S. International Strategy for
Cyberspace
• International Strategy for Cyberspace (30-page/2.3Mb PDF)
15 February 2011 Internet Freedom Essential to
Peace, Prosperity, Clinton Says An open, secure Internet that is accessible
to all is crucial to peace and economic prosperity, says Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton. “We are convinced that an open Internet fosters long-term
peace, progress and prosperity,” Clinton said in a
speech delivered February 15 at George Washington University in Washington.
An Internet that can be blocked and censored, she said, “can cut off
opportunities for peace and progress and discourage innovation and
entrepreneurship.”
• Secretary Clinton: Internet
Rights and Wrongs
• Factsheet on Internet
Freedom
09 February 2011 U.S. Adapts Counterterrorism Efforts to Evolving Threats The U.S. is continually adapting its "counterterrorism techniques to effectively detect, deter and prevent terrorist acts," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says.