The Week Ahead: Senate considers cyber-heavy defense bill; Judiciary panel eyes election security

Capitol Hill will be cyber-focused this week, with the Senate set to vote today on a motion to proceed on the fiscal 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, featuring multiple potential cyber amendments, the Senate Judiciary Committee looking into election interference, and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee marking up the Cyber SAFETY Act.

Also this week, numerous government cyber officials will speak at a Forcepoint conference in Washington, DC, and the President’s National Infrastructure Council will discuss cyber...