Liability protection will be the key to any information-sharing bill

Published March 9, 2015 9:00am ET



A late-winter storm wiped out a couple of cybersecurity hearings on Capitol Hill, but legislative efforts are gathering steam and the first payoff could be seen this week.

The Senate Intelligence Committee may advance a bill setting terms for sharing cyberthreat indicators between the government and private sector, and among companies, and protecting companies from lawsuits, regulatory and antitrust actions.

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