On December 18, the House and Senate passed an omnibus appropriations package, which includes legislation that provides liability protection to companies that voluntarily engage in cybersecurity information sharing with one another or with the federal government, subject to privacy and other requirements (discussed here). Please click here to download a spreadsheet showing all provisions that require federal action and their deadlines under each of the cybersecurity titles of the omnibus appropriations bill.
Agency Deadlines Under Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
By: Matthew Thomas, Senior Public Policy Specialist, David S. Turetsky, Visiting Professor, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity at the University of Albany
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