Senate Schedules Cybersecurity Hearing

Will focus on implementing president's executive order

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 2/28/2013 4:20:36 PM

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a hearing March 7 on implementation of the president's executive order on cybersecurity.

That order includes easing government sharing of cyberthreat information with industry and calls for creation of voluntary cybersecurity best practices guidelines.

"The Cybersecurity Partnership Between the Private Sector and Our Government: Protecting our National and Economic Security" will be a joint hearing with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.