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Cyber

Senators Release Draft Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill

Defense Daily Staff

Tuesday, June 17th, 2014

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Senators Release Draft Cybersecurity Information Sharing Bill

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)

In another effort toward cybersecurity legislation, two senators released a draft of an information sharing bill on Tuesday. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act allows companies to legally share data on cyber attacks and provides them liability protections. Additionally, the bill has several measures for ensuring privacy, including the removal of personally identifiable information, privacy procedures written by the attorney general and supervision from Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), chairman and vice…

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