Law Would Encourage Sharing Cyberthreat Info

Top lawmakers on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence introduced legislation that would prod companies to share information about cyberthreats with each other and the federal government, the latest move by policy makers to craft a response to the growing number of data breaches. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Devin Nunes (R., Calif.), and its ranking Democrat, Adam Schiff of California, said the bill tries to balance privacy concerns with the need for more cooperation to prevent large-scale cyberattacks that have recently hit major American companies.