Legislation to Facilitate Cybersecurity Information Sharing: Economic Analysis

Weiss, N. Eric

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Technology;    Computer crimes;    Computer security measures;    Government and business;   

RP-ID  :  R43821
RP-ID  :  R43821_2014Dec11

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report analyzes the incentives for companies to share information about cybersecurity breaches with other companies and the federal government. Data breaches, such as those at Target, Home Depot, Neiman Marcus, and JPMorgan Chase, affecting financial records of tens of millions of households seem to occur regularly. Companies typically respond by trying to increase their cybersecurity by hiring consultants and purchasing new hardware and software. Policy analysts have suggested that sharing information about these breaches could be an effective and inexpensive part of improving cybersecurity. Firms share information directly on an ad hoc basis and through private-sector, nonprofit organizations such as Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) that can analyze and disseminate information.