More than a year has passed since permanent authority for cybersecurity information-sharing protections expired, and there’s little sign that a standoff in the Senate over the law will end this Congress.
A long-term extension of the law, titled the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015, has bipartisan backing. If Democrats win control of the Senate – and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee – lawmakers could negotiate a future-ready version of the law that responds to artificial intelligence’s impact on cybersecurity.
