Industry leader: Legal issues around info-sharing still hamper supply-chain security work

Sharing information about “suspect” equipment in the supply chain of information and communications technology is stymied by legal restrictions, and further work at the CISA task force chartered to address the issue will examine “principles” to guide action, according to a prominent industry member of the group.

“Candidly, we have a whole body of law that says you know, ‘if you can’t prove it, don’t say it,’” said Kathryn Condello, senior director of national security and emergency preparedness for CenturyLink....