Category: Legislation

Cybersecurity / Legislation

DHS – “Privacy Problems with CISA”

The Senate is expected to begin debate this week on S.754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) and at least one government agency is raising privacy and civil liberties concerns with respect to this legislation. Specifically, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is concerned that the desire to share information in real time could prevent it from scrubbing the data to erase personal identifiable information or other private information contained in the data. The primary purpose of CISA is to encourage the sharing of cyber… Continue Reading
Cybersecurity / Legislation

Federal Cyber Legislation – Hurry Up and Wait

Despite the increasing number of data breaches, legislation to address this issue at the Federal level is at a standstill (or close to it). As has been noted in a variety of venues, currently, there is no comprehensive federal law to deal with data breaches. The federal law that does exist is centered on privacy issues for specific industries, e.g., Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for health information and the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLB) for financial information. While most states and the… Continue Reading
Cyber Attacks / Cyber Breach / Cybersecurity / Legislation / Regulation

New Federal Cybersecurity Legislation and Regulations Proposed in Washington DC

This week, new legislation and regulations have been proposed to address cybersecurity concerns in new automobiles and the nation’s Bulk Electric System. On Tuesday, Senators Edward J. Markey (MA) and Richard Blumenthal (CT) introduced new legislation to address the hacking risks associated with “connected vehicles.”  The Security and Privacy in Your Car Act of 2015 would mandate that sensitive software systems be isolated and additional safeguards be added “to protect consumers from security and privacy threats to their motor vehicles”.  The legislation followed a 2014… Continue Reading