BSA, CRC Urge on US Officials in Wassenaar Cybersecurity Language Negotiations
BSA|The Software Alliance and the Coalition for Responsible Cybersecurity (CRC) praised the U.S. government Friday for working in annual negotiations on implementation of the multinational Wassenaar Arrangement export control rules to clarify and revise language on the export of intrusion…
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software and IP surveillance systems. U.S. officials faced pressure to renegotiate Wassenaar language viewed as having a chilling effect on U.S. cybersecurity firms (see 1507220082, 1507240054 and 1702130031). “Requiring cybersecurity practitioners to obtain export control licenses prior to performing even basic remediation efforts is a recipe for disaster,” said BSA Policy Director Christian Troncoso in a news release. “Unless the Wassenaar Arrangement controls are meaningfully narrowed, network defenders will face significant time delays in their ability to respond to constantly evolving threats.” BSA and CRC also urged Wassenaar signatories to engage with stakeholders to “craft meaningful changes to the controls on 'intrusion software,' take seriously the concerns ... and commit to renegotiating the flawed provisions to ensure that global cybersecurity is not put at risk.”