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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, July 22nd, 2021

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Bipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Mandatory Cyber Incident Reporting Bill

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.). Photo: U.S. Senate.

A bipartisan contingent of 14 senators on Wednesday introduced a bill requiring federal agencies, government contractors and critical infrastructure owners and operators to report cyber breaches of their networks within a day of discovery. The bill follows increasing calls and interest from Democratic and Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate reacting to a spate of espionage and ransomware attacks against the federal government, the private sector and critical infrastructure in the U.S. There is also increased backing for mandatory…

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