Cybersecurity Act Of 2017

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Cybersecurity act of 2017. Its purpose is to promote transparency in the oversight of cybersecurity risks at publicly traded companies. It was introduced by senators cory garndner r co and mark r. S 1691 internet of things iot cybersecurity improvement act of 2017. 2 the term cybersecurity threat.
Identify and code positions with information technology cybersecurity and other cyber related functions using the national initiative for cybersecurity education nice framework. A means an act ion not protected by the first amendment to the constitution of the united states on or through an information system that may result in an unauthorized effort to adversely imp act the security. S536 cited as the cybersecurity disclosure act of 2017 is sponsored by democrats mark warner of virginia and jack reed of rhode island and republican susan collins of maine. Proposed in 2017 as part of a wide ranging set of measures to deal with cyber attacks and to build strong cybersecurity in the eu the cybersecurity act includes.
This act may be cited as the cybersecurity disclosure act of 2017. The act also establishes an eu framework for cybersecurity certification boosting the cybersecurity of online services and consumer devices. Warner d va co chairs of the senate cybersecurity caucus and senators ron wyden d wa and steave daines r mt. 1 the term commission means the securities and exchange commission.
Specifically the act requires agencies to. The internet of things iot cybersecurity improvement act of 2017 is a bill before the us senate that seeks to improve the security of internet connected devices. In govtrack us a database of bills in the u s. The iot cybersecurity improvement act of 2017 would be a good piece of legislation as it serves to move the ball forward in highlighting an area of weakness in federal network security.
However the inconsistent and immature processes by which we assess risk to our core services undermines its effectiveness.