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It took more than four years for the Senate to pass a cybersecurity bill. As the legislation grew stale amid compromise and contention on the Senate floor over the years, hackers continued to refine their criminal craft and develop more sophisticated methods of attack. As a result, the bill approved on Tuesday by a vote of 74 to 21 will likely be ineffective in the prevention of cybercrime but it has also been criticized for the litany of privacy issues it could potentially introduce. At its best, the bill—the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA)—has been hailed as a step in the right direction in the fight against cybercriminals.
What the Bill Entails
At a base level, CISA essentially encourages the flow of information between actors about cybersecurity threats. Under the bill, government agencies, corporations and other organizations would be required to share any information with one another that could potentially help identify cybercriminals and potential threats so these groups would be more equipped to protect and defend themselves.
The House passed two bills similar to CISA back in April, the Protecting Cyber Networks Act and the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act. Both of the bills also focus on information sharing in the fight against cybercrime. The Senate bill will have to be reconciled with these two bills and ultimately a combination of the three pieces of legislature will make its way to the White House. Then President Obama will decide whether or not to sign the bill into law.
Read more: The Problems Experts And Privacy Advocates Have With The Senate’s Cybersecurity Bill
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