DHS to issue revised guidance on legal protections for info-sharing in private sector

The Department of Homeland Security will clarify liability protections for companies sharing cyber-threat indicators among themselves, and will reissue guidance on information sharing with non-federal entities under the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

Because of the tight deadlines under the cyber law enacted in December, DHS “didn't give it a lot of time” when drafting the initial guidance and will be “revising that” based on industry feedback since it was issued in February, a department official told participants today at a...