CCIA Applauds Agency’s Defense of Cybersecurity

File Under: 2006, Cybersecurity, Copyright

Nov 22, 2006

Washington, D.C. – A ruling today by the Librarian of Congress will protect cybersecurity, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said. The ruling, called for by CCIA in testimony earlier this year, permits a person to ‘circumvent’ digital locks o­n compact discs that create computer security vulnerabilities when investigating or correcting those vulnerabilities. Previously, such acts – even if intended to protect computer security – were prohibited by the controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)

CCIA Calls for Prompt Agency Action on Cybersecurity Ruling

File Under: 2006, Cybersecurity

Oct 27, 2006

Washington, D.C. – Our nation’s computer security providers and professionals should not be forced to wait any longer for the federal government to dispel ambiguities about their legal ability to counter cybersecurity threats, the Computer & Communications Industry Association said today.

U.S. Administration. should stop search engine subpoenas, CCIA says -- Government needs to set better example abroad

File Under: 2006, Cybersecurity

Jan 23, 2006

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Justice (DoJ) should cease trying to eavesdrop o n Americans’ search engine queries, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) said today. In matters where individual privacy and proprietary information are at stake, the government should o nly pursue these invasive measures as a matter of last resort out of demonstrable necessity, association officials said.

The government’s subpoena threatens to erode public confidence in the search engine industry and free use of the Internet.