On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
I note that the Constitution says our goal is 'more perfect,' not perfection. This bill would make cybersecurity more perfect.
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Michael W. McConnell
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congress.govI note that the Constitution says our goal is 'more perfect,' not perfection. This bill would make cybersecurity more perfect.
McConnell argues for the bill's improvement of cybersecurity despite its imperfections.
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Many will say that we should let the market fix cybersecurity. I'm familiar with this one because I, myself, wrote it in 1996, and I'm still waiting.
The Internet was not designed to be secure. The rules and contracts put in place when it was commercialized were not written with security in mind.
This is a very important bill, and if it was passed, it would make an immense improvement to our national security and our economic well-being.
The number-one security threat to the United States of America was cybersecurity, or cyberterror, however you want to phrase it.