WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., introduced the Cyber Security Public Awareness Act of 2011 on April 14.
The legislation aims to improve public access to information on cyber attacks.
Beyond Cash Donations: How New Forms of Giving Are Transforming Not-for-Profit Accounting
Evolving Funding Landscape for Not-for-Profits Not-for-profit organizations are being asked to do more with less,…
Learn More
“Every year, cyber attacks inflict vast damage on our nation’s consumers, businesses, and government agencies, but they have not received the attention they deserve,” said Whitehouse, who last year chaired the Senate Intelligence Committee’s Cyber Task Force.
The act would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Defense to submit annual report to Congress on attacks on federal networks. The Department of Homeland Security would also be required to report on other impediments to appropriate public awareness of common cyber security threats. The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation be required to submit annual reports on cyber crime.
The bill also includes provisions to enhance awareness of threats against national critical infrastructure, publicly traded businesses and individual internet users.
