A proposal to send more U.S. cybersecurity officials abroad to assist foreign partners cleared a key Senate hurdle amid objections from Sen. Rand Paul about paying for other countries’ digital defenses.
A proposal to send more U.S. cybersecurity officials abroad to assist foreign partners cleared a key Senate hurdle amid objections from Sen.International Cyber Partner Act of 2023 say the bill is necessary to help countries such as Ukraine and Taiwan defend their computer networks, the Kentucky Republican complained that America was becoming other countries’ “sugar daddy.”
The bill advanced by a 9-3 vote Wednesday through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and awaits final consideration in the overall Senate.said at a committee meeting. “If we’re going to do cybersecurity assistance for other countries, maybe they should pay for it; that would be extraordinary.”
The proposal, co-sponsored by Sens. Gary Peters, Michigan Democrat, and James Lankford, Oklahoma Republican, would empower the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to broker agreements with foreign governments and people to defend their critical networks. Mr. Peters, the Homeland Security Committee chairman, said allies such as Ukraine and Taiwan face constant cyberattacks and that his legislation would strengthen American cybersecurity through improved information sharing. He said the“This important bill would add a critical tool to our foreign policy toolbox, authorizing the assignment of
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