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 lawmakers and the White House finally signed off on various issues around the proposed Cyber Security bill year-end, allowing it to be included within a raft of "must-pass" issues set to be made law by yesterday. Key amongst the issues tackled is the ability of companies to share data regarding breaches and attacks, without potentially being sued for having shared what could be seen as sensitive personal data.