Carper Bows Cyber Threat Sharing Act
Senate Homeland Security ranking member Tom Carper, D-Del., introduced the Cyber Threat Sharing Act (S-456) Wednesday. The bill largely mirrors the White House’s January Department of Homeland Security-centric (DHS) cybersecurity information sharing proposal (see 1501130059), though Carper’s office said it…
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also includes input from privacy advocates and the private sector. “We must all work together to find a legislative solution that will address our cybersecurity needs while upholding the civil liberties we all cherish,” Carper said in a news release. Carper, Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson, R-Wis., and other committee members sought stakeholder input in late January on possible information sharing legislation (see 1501280060). Carper’s introduction of S-456 came two days before President Barack Obama is expected to announce an executive action that would focus on private sector information sharing at DHS.