Consensus Forms on Reauthorizing 2015 Cyber Info-Sharing Law Now, Upgrading It Later

Amid lawmaker concerns, CYBERCOM head says SOCOM-like model is best way forward

Reps. Don Bacon and Richard McCormick shared concerns over the SOCOM-like model in today’s hearing.

Consensus forms on reauthorizing 2015 cyber info-sharing law now, upgrading it later

The message was consistent at a House cybersecurity hearing Thursday: pass legislation extending an expiring information-sharing law before it lapses in September, and worry about improving it later. Both lawmakers and witnesses at the hearing of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection shared that view about the pending expiration of the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which provides legal pr…

Hearing shows broad support for cyber info-sharing law extension

With bipartisan support and backing from the private sector, the 2015 law appears to be on a glide path to reauthorization.

Lawmakers push for reauthorization of cyber information sharing bill as deadline looms

Despite support from the Trump administration, reauthorization of the legislation faces some obstacles, including a tight timeline and the fact that it is unclear who in House and Senate leadership will champion the legislation at a time when many other urgent competing bills are vying for attention.

Industry reps urge Congress to renew backbone cyber information-sharing law

<p>Industry officials made a strong case to Capitol Hill Thursday that a foundational cyber threat information-sharing law must be renewed by this fall, arguing a lapse would give foreign adversaries arrant latitude to a…