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posted by n1 on Friday May 19 2017, @04:02AM   Printer-friendly
from the flying-pigs-require-faa-clearance dept.

A bill has been introduced that, if passed, would put a slight check on the NSA's exploitation of software vulnerabilities:

A bill proposed in Congress on Wednesday would require the U.S. National Security Agency to inform representatives of other government agencies about security holes it finds in software like the one that allowed last week's "ransomware" attacks.

Under former President Barack Obama, the government created a similar inter-agency review, but it was not required by law and was administered by the NSA itself.

The new bill would mandate a review when a government agency discovers a security hole in a computer product and does not want to alert the manufacturer because it hopes to use the flaw to spy on rivals. It also calls for the review process to be chaired by the defense-oriented Department of Homeland Security rather than the NSA, which spends 90 percent of its budget on offensive capabilities and spying.


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  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday May 19 2017, @05:58AM

    by kaszz (4211) on Friday May 19 2017, @05:58AM (#512040) Journal

    Nah, computerphones are for wimps. I asked for big room full with racks to the ceiling equipped with processor 19" units and a suitable nuclear plant to power it. :p

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