Cyber Security New Law - 1719 Words

Cyber Security: New laws in United States and Their Impact Throughout the United States today there are many attempted hacks going on right now, most unsuccessful, but some are successful. Major businesses as well as minor businesses have had to invest in a good security systems and making backups of data to protect themselves, as well as their clients, from attempted hacking and the risk of sensitive information being leaked out ( such as social security or credit card numbers). As a result, there needed to be more action taken up against hackers, which brought up the demand for laws and regulations. New cyber security laws are being passed to stop or trace hackers back to their initial roots. However, these new laws, invade citizen’s†¦show more content†¦As stated, this type of attack is designed to cause chaos, picture this type of attack on the NYSE on Wall Street, the effects of it would be felt globally. Finally, there’s cyber-crime itself, which is when a user knowingly exploits data or information flows (Vaseas hta 3). This kind of crime is more for minor cases, for example illegally downloading music or videos goes into this category. Spurred by the massive hacking attacks on companies and offices such as Anthem, Sony, and the Office of Personnel Management, the Senate decided to take action. On October 27, Senate passed the CISA or Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. This act is â€Å"designed to [stop] corporate data breaches by allowing companies to share cybersecurity threat date with Department of Homeland Security [and then] pass it on other agencies. . . who in theory use it to defend the target company and others facing similar attacks† (Greenberg). CISA addresses the issue of attempting to stop hacks on major companies by giving the information of customers to Homeland Security, who then gives that information to an agency such as NSA or the FBI to investigate. Now, what’s wrong with this? Greenberg states that privacy advocates and civil liberties groups view C ISA as an easy way for companies to monitor clients and share their client’s information with the government agencies without permission. Greenberg continues on to say that security companies dislike this because they