DHS Cyber Czar, Tech Titans Tell Commerce to Rethink Hacking Arms Control

Nextgov: A lawmaker from Virginia's high-tech corridor is pressing Congress to delete hacking tools from an international arms control agreement.

The deal -- reached in 2013 -- bans multinational firms and cyber vendors from transmitting information about "intrusion software" across borders without first obtaining a license. When the Obama administration proposed a U.S. rule to execute the agreement in May 2015, federal officials received hundreds of public comments, largely rejecting the plan.

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