A cybersecurity bill aimed at thwarting huge hack attacks was slipped at the last minute into a massive $1.1 trillion federal spending bill that Congress is poised to pass this week. “Now it’s up to President Obama to prove that his administration actually cares about the Internet”, said Fight for the Future campaign director Evan Greer. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in a statement praising the inclusion of the cyber bill in the omnibus.
After weeks of negotiations and compromise, cybersecurity information sharing legislation has been included in Division N of the FY 16 Omnibus Appropriations Act.
The final version of the bill leaves it to DHS and the Justice Department to create guidelines for preventing data on individuals from being shared with the federal government. The bill ostensibly seeks to encourage companies to share information about hacking attacks and other cybersecurity threats in a more timely fashion with other companies and the federal government in order to allow for a more coordinated and speedy response. For the full article click here
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