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SAFETY Act Could Serve As Incentive For NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework, Industry Experts Say

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Wednesday, October 2nd, 2013

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The Department of Homeland Security’s SAFETY Act, which incentivizes companies to develop anti-terrorism technologies by reducing their liability in the event of failure, could provide similar incentives in cybersecurity, a panel of experts from Venable LLP said on Sept. 25. The National Institute of Technology and Standards (NIST) released a draft of its framework to project critical infrastructure from cyber attacks in August. The government has since grappled with how to encourage utility providers to adopt the voluntary guidelines and…

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