Software group pushes back on cyber threat sharing provisions in proposed rule related to cyber EO

BSA-The Software Alliance is arguing for the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to abandon its plan to allow CISA and law enforcement agencies the ability to access contractor systems in the event of a security incident, as part of a proposed rule implementing key components of the 2021 cyber executive order.

“This proposed rule seems to forget or ignore what both EO 14028 and the Constitution recognize. Instead, the proposed rule would give law enforcement a staggering amount of access to...