Congress is poised to pass a cybersecurity measure aimed at prompting businesses to share information on online threats, as lawmakers inserted the measure early Wednesday into a broad spending package expected to pass this week. The move came after legislators and the White House reached agreement on the proposal, which removes legal barriers to companies cooperating more closely with the government and each other in fighting online threats. ...
US activists and the White community finally signed off on various issues around the proposed Cyber Security bill amendment , allowing it to be included within a raft of " double - pass " issues set to be made law by year - round . Key amongst the issues tackled is the ability of companies to share data regarding breaches and misconduct , without potentially being sued for having disclosed what could be seen as sensitive personal data .