Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced legislation Monday aimed at enhancing U.S. efforts to develop a coordinated international strategy for improving cybersecurity and curtailing cyber attacks.The bill would require the appointment of a senior coordinator at the State Department who would hold the rank of “ambassador at large” and would be responsible for advising the secretary of State about international cybersecurity and Internet issues. The official would help coordinate diplomatic efforts to help improve international cooperation in tackling cyber attacks and require the federal government to develop a clear strategy for international engagement on cybersecurity by considering negotiating a “multilateral framework that would provide internationally acceptable principles to mitigate cyber warfare,” according to a statement from Kerry.
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US Bill Would Make Cybersecurity Diplomatic Priority
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., introduced legislation Monday aimed at enhancing U.S. efforts to develop a coordinated international strategy for improving cybersecurity and curtailing cyber attacks.