SUMMARY

“For over 20 years, the federal government has urged industry — particularly those operating critical infrastructure systems like water systems and electric grids — to voluntarily secure their digital assets, share relevant threat information within their sectors, and report incidents to the government. This purely voluntary approach initially made sound legal and policy sense. The alternative, such as government monitoring private networks for signs of potential breaches, seemed both extreme and impractical.”

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