A bill introduced in the Senate July 22 would greatly expand the powers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detect and defend against intrusions on any civilian government network, a measure its sponsors say is necessary to guard against cyber attacks like the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) breach that compromised the personal information of more than 21 million people.The Federal Information Security Management Reform Act of 2015 (FISMA Reform)is sponsored by Senate Intelligence Committee members Susan Collins…
New Senate Legislation Expands DHS Ability to Detect Cyber Breaches
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Rich Abott
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