
The House Homeland Security Committee last Thursday unanimously approved four bills related to cyber, supply chain, border and aviation security. The Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in our Ports Act of 2017 (H.R. 3101) directs the Department of Homeland Security to develop and execute a cyber security risk assessment model for the maritime community. The bill, introduced by Rep. Norma Torres (D-Calif.), also wants at least one information sharing and analysis organization that represents the maritime community, be represented in…