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White House To Aim To Renegotiate Wassenaar Cyber Intrusion Export Controls

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

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White House To Aim To Renegotiate Wassenaar Cyber Intrusion Export Controls

The Obama administration has decided to attempt to renegotiate export control rules on cyber intrusion software at the Wassenaar Arrangement after several levels of opposition to proposed rules by the Commerce Department in line with the international regime.Lawmakers including Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.), co-founder of the Congressional Cybersecurity Caucus and member of the House Committee on Homeland Security and subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, announced and commented on the decision Monday."Today’s announcement represents a major victory for…

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