Lawmakers begin hammering out compromise cybersecurity bill

The House Homeland Security Committee subcommittee on Cybersecurity began hammering out the details of its legislative proposal as lawmakers from both parties focused on finding consensus.

Cybersecurity has become a rare opportunity for bipartisan cooperation as both parties increasingly recognize the importance of safeguarding the nation's computer networks from attack. The hearing continued in that cordial vein and featured substantive discussion of how to improve the draft proposal. House Republicans favor more limited regulation, reduced barriers to information sharing and voluntary incentives for industry to beef up its protections, while the Democratic-led Senate and White House have called for broader and more stringent regulations overseen by the Department of Homeland Security.