Short-term renewal of cyber information sharing law appears in bill to end shutdown

A deal to reopen the U.S. government would also renew an expired cybersecurity information sharing law until the end of January. The Senate on Sunday advanced legislation to end a weeks-long shutdown stalemate that includes a provision to reauthorize the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act through 30 January 2025. The law, which incentivises private entities to share threat data with the federal government with antitrust and liability safeguards, expired at the end of September.

The lapse has sparked widespread concerns that information sharing between the two camps could slow or stop altogether. According to The Record, a senior U.S. official recently said such efforts are holding steady.