“This week the House of Representatives took an important bipartisan step toward securing the nation’s critical infrastructure and economy, protecting our Internet networks, and safeguarding consumers. We commend the House on passage of two complementary cybersecurity bills (H.R. 1560 and H.R. 1731) that remove barriers to real-time sharing of cyber threat indicators to improve our cyber defenses. Everyday cyber attacks threaten our nation’s economy, security and consumers, and the cable industry has taken significant steps to protect our networks and customers. With this growing threat, we are pleased to see congressional action that will facilitate more effective information sharing, while at the same time protecting Americans’ privacy and civil liberties.
“We appreciate the efforts of House Intelligence Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff, Subcommittee Chairman Westmoreland and Ranking Member Himes, and House Homeland Security Chairman McCaul and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chairman Ratcliffe, along with Ranking Members Thompson and Richmond, for shepherding this legislation to a vote. We look forward to working with members of the Senate on swift passage of cybersecurity legislation.”
