House Foreign Affairs Committee slated to approve cyber deterrence bill

The House Foreign Affairs Committee today is expected to approve H.R. 5576, the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act, with bipartisan support days after a Senate panel unanimously cleared a cyber diplomacy bill.

H.R. 5576 -- introduced in April by Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) with support from Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) and ranking member Eliot Engel (D-NY), among others -- directs the president through the Department of State to identify organizations and individuals engaged in cyber threats against the United...