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Senate Approves the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015

On October 27, 2015, the Senate approved the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. The vote was 74 to 21 in support of the bill. The bill provides certain liability protections to companies that share cybersecurity information with one another and the federal government to help protect against cybersecurity threats. Some amendments were adopted, including a ten-year sunset...

Cyberthreat Data Sharing Legislation Advances

The House on April 22 passed legislation granting liability protections to U.S. companies that share cyberthreat information with each other and the federal government. The Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560) would allow companies to voluntarily share information on cyberthreat indicators and defensive measures while requiring them to remove any personal data before providing the...

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,...

Federal Data Breach Notification Legislative Updates

In the United States, there is no federal law addressing data breach notification obligations that would apply across all sectors. Although legislation has been previously introduced in Congress, none have been enacted into law. With the start of the new Congressional session, Congress and the Obama Administration are continuing efforts to establish a single data breach notification...

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