Sharing Cybersecurity Data

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act is necessary, but flawed.

A little over a year ago I discussed whether or not to share cybercrime attack data in the No Jitter post, Go It Alone or Share Attack Data. Since then the Senate passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), and President Obama signed it into law in December 2015. The bill has generated considerable attention, and of course, some of it is not favorable. Critics say it really helps the federal government spy more effectively and invade our privacy. Unified communications and collaboration systems are not immune to cybercrime.

What is CISA?

CISA is a U.S. federal law that states its goal is to “improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats, and for other purposes.” The Act supports and encourages sharing of Internet traffic information among the U.S. government and technology and manufacturing companies. For the full article click here 

from cyber security caucus http://ift.tt/20ZjtO5
via IFTTT