House Cybersecurity Bill Proposes Information Swaps

The U.S. government and companies operating vital computer networks would be encouraged to share information about cybersecurity threats under a bill introduced today by House Republicans.

Companies including Verizon Communications Inc., Comcast Corp. and Consolidated Edison Inc. would be offered incentives, such as protection from lawsuits, in exchange for sharing cyber threat information with the government, Representative Mary Bono Mack, a California Republican, said in a statement.