Congress adds historic cyber incident reporting rule to massive $1.5 trillion package

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Dive Brief:

  • Congress passed landmark legislation Thursday that mandates critical infrastructure providers and federal agencies promptly report cyberattacks and ransomware payments to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
  • The historic reporting requirements are part of a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill that President Joe Biden is expected to sign.
  • CISA Director Jen Easterly praised the legislation in a statement Friday, noting her agency have better visibility and data to protect businesses and critical infrastructure.

https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/congress-cyber-incident-reporting-legislation/620261/

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Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.

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