
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…