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Industry And Administration Applaud CISA Passage, House Looks To Conference

Thursday, October 29th, 2015

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Three industry associations and the Obama administration have applauded the Senate passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA, S.754) Tuesday.“CISA is badly needed and long-overdue cybersecurity legislation that would enable government and businesses to work together to better prevent, detect, and mitigate threats. While there is no silver-bullet solution to stopping cyberattacks, this legislation is a positive step toward enhancing our nation’s cybersecurity, and addresses this economic and national security priority in a constructive and meaningful way,” Thomas Donohue, president and…

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