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Carper Introduces Bill To Promote Information Sharing On Cyber Threats

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, February 11th, 2015

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Carper Introduces Bill To Promote Information Sharing On Cyber Threats

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.)

Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Wednesday introduced legislation aimed at promoting the voluntary sharing of information about cyber threats by offering liability protections to the private sector, a feature that industry wants to see in a cyber bill that becomes law.The Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 authorizes the sharing of cyber threat data with the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) at the Department of Homeland Security, and with Information Sharing and Analysis Organizations (ISAOs) that have self-certified…

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