Need for more liability assurances suggested in comments on cyber-data repository

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce argues that legislation may be needed to encourage companies to share information about a cyber incident as part of a national data repository being encouraged by the Department of Homeland Security.

“Existing laws and policies may offer organizations the protections that they believe are necessary to engage in bidirectional sharing,” the Chamber writes to DHS, adding: “However, supporters of a [cyber-incident data and analysis repository] should recognize that legislation may be necessary to safeguard...