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Business/Financial

Nation Needs To Get Down To Business In Defending Cyber Space, Official Says

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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

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By Geoff Fein The nation needs a new cyber security strategy with a clear statement on the use of key elements of governmental authority, according to a Microsoft [MSFT] official. The country needs to improve the authority to prosecute individuals who are not deterred by political means, Cheri McGuire, director critical infrastructure and cyber security, trustworthy computing, Microsoft, and chairwoman, information technology sector coordinating council, said yesterday at a conference in Washington, D.C. "We need to promote an identity system…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

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