Hackers Will Replace Terrorists as Top Threat, Says FBI

Hackers Will Replace Terrorists as Top Threat, Says FBI:

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Mueller isn’t the only government official making such warnings. The FCC chairman recentlyhighlighted the threat of cyberattacks. The U.S. Senate is also debating the proper approach to combating cybercrime.

Two competing bills both call for beefing up the security of government networks and increasing the amount of cybersecurity information-sharing done between government and private businesses.

The bills differ, however, on whether or not the Department of Homeland Security should be allowed to set cybersecurity standards which private companies must meet. A bill sponsored by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), gives that power to the DHS, while the other bill, backed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and five other Republican senators, does not.

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