Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has assigned Andy Ozment, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at DHS, to assume the responsibility of overseeing the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center.
MoreAlejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, has warned that Senate’s Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act would curb privacy rights and complicate threat intelligence exchange efforts, National Journal reported Monday. Kaveh
MoreFive bills introduced into the 114th Congress seek to increase public-private information sharing efforts to protect computing systems and data against hackers, according to a Congressional Research Service report. CRS said June
MoreThe House of Representatives passed a cybersecurity bill by a 307-116 vote Wednesday to limit liability for companies that report threat information to the U.S. government, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
MoreHouse Homeland Security Committee members have unanimously passed a bill that would offer liability protection to businesses that share cyber threat information with the federal government, GovInfoSecurity reported Tuesday. Eric Chabrow writes
MoreThe House will deliberate on a proposed cybersecurity legislation the week of April 21 to address liability protections for the private sector to facilitate cyber information sharing with the government, the National Journal reported Thursday. Dustin
MoreRep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has said Congress will likely prioritize the passage of cybersecurity legislation before lawmakers tackle potential changes in the National Security Agency‘s mass surveillance authority, National Journal reported Sunday.
MoreThe Senate Intelligence Committee has passed legislation that authorizes the government to share cyber intelligence with the private sector, National Journal reported Thursday. Dustin Volz writes lawmakers voted 14-1 to advance the
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security expects the governmentâs planned cyber threat intelligence center to serve several functions beyond just cybersecurity, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. DHS envisions the center as a hub that will
MoreThe new Congress could put cybersecurity legislation at the top of its agenda as it convenes amid ongoing concerns regarding cyber attacks and data breaches, GovInfoSecurity reported Tuesday. Eric Chabrow writes that some analysts
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