Proposed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
Posted on Mar 20, 2015 in Government | Comments Off on Proposed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee released the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (S.754) on March 18, 2015. The bill would encourage the sharing of cybersecurity threat information, require measures to protect individual privacy and civil liberties interests, and offer liability protections to the private sector. Under the bill, information sharing would be voluntary,...
New Federal Cybersecurity Threat Tracking Center Launched
Posted on Feb 17, 2015 in Government | Comments Off on New Federal Cybersecurity Threat Tracking Center Launched
The White House has announced the creation of a new federal unit tasked with coordinating the sharing of cyber threat information. No single federal agency is currently tasked with creating assessments of cyber threats and sharing information between existing cybersecurity units of the federal government. The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, or CTIIC, is intended to...
President Obama Signs Executive Order Promoting Cybersecurity Information Sharing in the Private Sector
Posted on Feb 14, 2015 in Government | Comments Off on President Obama Signs Executive Order Promoting Cybersecurity Information Sharing in the Private Sector
On February 13, 2015, President Obama signed an Executive Order designed to encourage private companies and organizations to share information on cyber threats among themselves, and with the federal government, on a voluntary basis. The President signed the order as part of a speech given at a Cybersecurity and Consumer Protection Summit held at Stanford University. This order is part...
Senate Holds Cybersecurity Information Sharing Hearing
Posted on Jan 29, 2015 in Government | Comments Off on Senate Holds Cybersecurity Information Sharing Hearing
On January 28, 2015, cybersecurity information sharing was the focus of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ first hearing in the 114th Congress. In the wake of high-profile cyber attacks on Sony, Target, and JPMorgan, the testifying industry executives and security experts urged Congress to pass an information sharing bill that will better detect and...
DOE Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines
Posted on Jan 9, 2015 in Energy and Infrastructure, Government | Comments Off on DOE Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines
Utilities, as well as third-party contractors and vendors, should take notice of government-led initiatives pertaining to the smart grid and related cybersecurity matters. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued a proposed Voluntary Code of Conduct (VCC) that provides smart-grid cybersecurity guidance and addresses privacy in the use of data collected by advanced metering...
Federal Cybersecurity Legislation Signed into Law
Posted on Dec 23, 2014 in Government | Comments Off on Federal Cybersecurity Legislation Signed into Law
New cybersecurity legislation provides for cybersecurity information sharing and codifies the process for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to adopt a Cybersecurity Framework. The set of cybersecurity bills were signed into law on December 18, 2014. The National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 establishes within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a...
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