The leadership of the House Intelligence Committee unveiled a bill Wednesday morning that would make it easier for companies to share
information with the government about threats and cyberattacks.
Chairman
Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and ranking member Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)
said they introduced the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
in hopes of advancing the debate over comprehensive cybersecurity
legislation in the House. It tracks closely with the legislative
recommendations released last month by the House GOP Cybersecurity
working group, which was led by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas).
The bill would reduce the barriers for information sharing between the private sector and the government while releasing firms acting in good faith from any legal liability. Unlike comprehensive legislation proposed in the Senate, the bill's provisions are entirely voluntary and include no security mandates.
“There is an economic cyber war going on today against U.S. companies. There are two types of companies in this country, those who know they’ve been hacked, and those who don’t know they’ve been hacked," Rep. Rogers said.
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