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Rounds Introduces Cyber War Definition Bill

Tuesday, May 10th, 2016

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Rounds Introduces Cyber War Definition Bill

Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Photo: U.S. Senate.

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), today introduced the Cyber Act of War Act of 2016 to require the presidential administration to develop a policy to determine whether particular cyber attacks constitute an act of war.“Cyber-attacks on our critical infrastructure are capable of impacting our entire economy and causing significant destruction. This legislation would require the executive branch to define which of these actions constitute a cyber act of war, which would allow our…

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