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Cyber

Cyber Director Seeks Public Input In Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

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Cyber Director Seeks Public Input In Harmonizing Cybersecurity Regulations

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The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is seeking public comments on current challenges with overlap and duplication in cybersecurity regulations, particularly for critical infrastructure sectors. The request for information follows from the National Cybersecurity Strategy, which calls for mandatory cybersecurity regulations in some areas but also recognizes the need to resolve “regulatory conflicts, inconsistencies, redundancies, challenges, and priorities,” according to an Aug. 16 notice by the ONCD in the Federal Register. “ONCD is particularly interested in regulatory harmonization…

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