SIIA today announced its endorsement of three bipartisan measures to make improvements to cybersecurity. SIIA joined with the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and other trade associations representing a broad range of U.S. companies in a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nany Pelosi supporting this major national security priority. The measures seek to bring to bear the resources of U.S. companies to protect personal information.
SIIA urges Congress to pass legislation on the following issues that would immediately enhance our cybersecurity posture:
• Improved information sharing through HR 3523;
• Reform of Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) through HR 4257;
• Additional cybersecurity R&D through HR 2096 and HR 3834.
Passing these bipartisan measures, which are expected to be taken up in the House of Representatives next week, will improve public and private cybersecurity infrastructure without adding unnecessary expense or bureaucracy.
SIIA has long called for a measured, collaborative approach to cybersecurity legislation in order to protect consumers while allowing companies to continue to innovate. These bills tackle important security issues without adding excessive regulation or bureaucracy that could stifle American technology leadership. They will allow industry to work closely with government to ensure aggressive security that is flexible enough to keep up with the speed and sophistication of today’s cyber attacks.
Ken Wasch is President of SIIA.