Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) introduced legislation Sept. 24 to allow the federal government and industry to share information about potential threats to the nation's critical infrastructure. The Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) is intended to . . .
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) introduced legislation Sept. 24 to allow the federal government and industry to share information about potential threats to the nation's critical infrastructure. The Critical Infrastructure Information Security Act, co-sponsored by Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) is intended to make it easier to warn potential targets and analyze potential threats to both the government and private industry --an idea that had been gaining support even before terrorist attacks Sept 11. "With more than 85 percent of critical infrastructure entities owned and operated by the private sector, voluntarily shared information leads to a more focused understanding of threats and empowers government, industry and private citizens to mitigate risk," Bennett said.

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