Chamber backs Senate cyber bill

The US Chamber of Commerce is pressuring the Senate to take up and “expeditiously” pass a Senate cybersecurity bill that would encourage companies to share information about cyber threats with each other and the federal government.

The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act “would strengthen the protection and resilience of businesses’ information networks and systems against increasingly sophisticated and malicious actors,” the Chamber said.

The bill -- from Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Vice-chairman Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) -- passed through the Intelligence Committee earlier in July by a 12-3 vote.