Morning Security Brief: Global Cybersecurity Regulation, Napolitano Interview, Secret Service Needs Tech Upgrade, & Jihad Jane

♦ British lawmakers on Wednesday called for global cybersecurity regulations for the Internet. The report from the House of Lords European Union Committee said creating a European regulatory framework would be a step in the right direction. "The government and EU should be giving greater attention to how cyber-security could be developed on a global basis," according to the report. "Consideration needs to be given to the gradual development of international rules which will effectively discourage the launching of proxy attacks from within the jurisdiction of some of the main users of the Internet."

♦ On Wednesday night, Fox News' Bill O'Reilly interviewed homeland security chief Janet Napolitano. Topics included the freezing funds for the virtual fence, border security, closing Gitmo, and where to try alleged terrorists like Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Read the full transcript here. 

♦ U.S. Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan told lawmakers yesterday that his agency needs more resources to modernize its technology. "Upgrading its IT system remains a challenge for the Secret Service," ABC News reports. "While the rest of the federal government has modernized its computer systems, the Secret Service -- which needs them to plan protection of the president and other officials -- lags considerably." Sullivan told appropriators on the House Homeland Security Committee that the Secret Service needs $1.57 billion for fiscal year 2011, a 6 percent increase over the 2010 fiscal year. 

♦ Jihad Jane pleaded not guilty yesterday in a federal court in Philadelphia. "[Colleen]LaRose, 46, from Pennsburg, Pennsylvania, has been in custody since October," reports Reuters. "A grand jury indictment against her, unsealed on March 9, said she recruited men online to wage 'violent jihad' or holy war, in South Asia and Europe." If convicted, LaRose could serve a life sentence.