Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act

SIFMA as part of the Protecting America’s Cyber Networks Coalition, provided comments to the U.S. Senate on passing S. 754, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015. The Coalition believes that Congress needs to send a bill that gives businesses legal certainty that they have safe harbor against frivolous lawsuits when voluntarily sharing and receiving threat indicators and defensive measures in real time and taking actions to mitigate cyberattacks.

Recent cyber incidents underscore the need for legislation to help businesses improve their awareness of cyber threats and to enhance their protection and response capabilities in collaboration with government entities. Cyberattacks aimed at U.S. businesses and government bodies are increasingly being launched from sophisticated hackers, organized crime, and state sponsored groups. These attacks are advancing in scope and complexity.

See also:

S.754 – Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 

Protecting America’s Cyber Networks Coalition:

Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA)

Airlines for America (A4A)

Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

American Bankers Association (ABA)

American Cable Association (ACA)

American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI)

American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM)

American Gaming Association

American Gas Association (AGA)

American Insurance Association (AIA)

American Petroleum Institute (API)

American Public Power Association (APPA)

American Water Works Association (AWWA)

ASIS International

Association of American Railroads (AAR)

BITS–Financial Services Roundtable

College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME)

CompTIA–The Computing Technology Industry Association

CTIA–The Wireless Association

Edison Electric Institute (EEI)

Federation of American Hospitals (FAH)

Food Marketing Institute (FMI)

GridWise Alliance

HIMSS–Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society

HITRUST–Health Information Trust Alliance

Large Public Power Council (LPPC)

National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD)

National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)

National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)

National Association of Water Companies (NAWC)

National Business Coalition on e-Commerce & Privacy

National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA)

National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)

NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association

Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI)

The Real Estate Roundtable

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

Society of Chemical Manufacturers & Affiliates (SOCMA)

Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA)

Transmission Access Policy Study Group (TAPS)

United States Telecom Association (USTelecom)

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Utilities Telecom Council (UTC)