Bills Introduced – 10-6-21

Yesterday, with the Senate in Washington and House committees meeting virtually, there were thirteen bills introduced. One of those bills may receive additional coverage here.

S 2943 A bill to require certain entities to disclose to the Secretary of Homeland Security ransom payments, and for other purposes. Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA]

I will be watching this bill for language and definitions that would include control systems within the coverage of the bill.

We are seeing an increasing number of Senate bills addressing various parts of the cyber incident reporting process. This is a sure sign that the crafters are positioning themselves to be part of the amendment process when a more comprehensive bill reaches the Senate floor.