On February 16, 2016, the federal government released new implementation guidance regarding the recently passed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA). In this update we discuss the four key topics addressed by the guidance, with particular emphasis on their relevance for private entities.
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Signed Into US Law as Part of Omnibus Appropriations Legislation
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 into law. This omnibus appropriations legislation will create significant new rules for the voluntary sharing of cybersecurity information within the private sector and with the government. Passage of the omnibus appropriations legislation thus brings to a close the multi-year debate over cybersecurity information…