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Cyber

Hassan, Portman Introduce Bill For DHS To Maintain Cyber Hunt Teams

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, February 1st, 2019

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Hassan, Portman Introduce Bill For DHS To Maintain Cyber Hunt Teams

Sen. Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.)

Senators Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) last week reintroduced legislation directing the Department of Homeland Security to create teams that would help other federal agencies and the private sector in responding to cyber incidents and identifying potential risks. The DHS Cyber Hunt and Incident Response Teams Act (S. 315) would make the cyber hunt and incident response teams permanent. “By encouraging the private sector and the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber response teams to work together, this legislation…

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