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DHS Seeks Comments On Proposed Form To Warn Of Cyber Security Vulnerabilities

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, August 29th, 2019

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DHS Seeks Comments On Proposed Form To Warn Of Cyber Security Vulnerabilities

The Department of Homeland Security this week began seeking comments from individuals, organizations and companies on a proposed channel for these entities to disclose security vulnerabilities they might find on the department’s information systems. The proposed cyber security vulnerability disclosure form was published in the Aug. 28 Federal Register and is required by legislation passed by Congress last year and signed into law by President Trump. The comments will be passed to the White House Office of Management and Budget,…

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