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Addressing cyber threats to critical infrastructure
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., introduced two measures on Tuesday to combat cybersecurity threats to critical infrastructure services.
The first, the Strengthening Cyber Resilience Against State-Sponsored Threats Act, would establish a joint interagency task force to detect, analyze and respond to Chinese-connected threat actors.
Scott’s office said in a press release that the group would be helmed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and would “align and reinforce the work of Sector Risk Management Agencies and other key departments by sharing analysis, inspections, audits, and other relevant information.”
A House version of the measure was introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., last year. That bill overwhelmingly passed the House in November.
Scott, alongside Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., also rolled out the Maritime Cybersecurity Act to address digital threats to critical waterways and related systems. That proposal would direct the Department of Homeland Security to...
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