The Unpersuasive General Alexander
Yesterday, as Raff reported, General Keith Alexander (Cyber Command and NSA) wrote a letter to Senator McCain explaining his views and, implicitly supporting the Obama Administration's proposal for a regulatory approach to cyber security. Senator McCain isn't persuaded, as this letter to General Alex
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Yesterday, as Raff reported, General Keith Alexander (Cyber Command and NSA) wrote a letter to Senator McCain explaining his views and, implicitly supporting the Obama Administration's proposal for a regulatory approach to cyber security. Senator McCain isn't persuaded, as this letter to General Alexander makes clear. A taste of McCain's views on the regulatory structures:
I am unaware of the Congress ever creating a regulatory regime in which it does not say what entities would be regulated and simultaneously authorizes a government agency, any agency, with few if any regulatory successes, to determine what needs to be regulated and how to regulate it.
Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company and a Senior Advisor to The Chertoff Group. Mr. Rosenzweig formerly served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a Professorial Lecturer in Law at George Washington University, a Senior Fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a Board Member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
