Cybersecurity Bill Stalls in the Senate

The Cybersecurity Act of 2012 failed to get enough votes to proceed through the Senate during a procedural vote held Thursday morning.

Senate Democrats, who supported the CSA, attempted to force a final vote on the bill through a process known as cloture. That vote failed 52-46 -- 60 "aye" votes were required for the tactic to be successful.

The CSA was designed to improve American business' protection against cyberattacks through the implementation of voluntary standards.

President Obama gave the bill his blessings in a recent op-ed. Obama's senior staff previously criticized the House's version of cybersecurity legislation, known as CISPA, for failing to protect the privacy of…
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