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Congress may go after software vulnerabilities, DHS’s cyber role this summer

By Charlie Mitchell
Published June 6, 2017 4:03am ET
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Congress may go after software vulnerabilities, DHS’s cyber role this summer
In "WannaCry," the National Security Agency reportedly knew about a Microsoft vulnerability but didn't let the company know about it. The PATCH Act would put the Department of Homeland Security at the top of an interagency board that would determine when and how to disclose these cyber vulnerabilities. | mikkelwilliam

Bills on reorganizing the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity functions and on software vulnerability disclosure appear to be the most likely cyber-policy candidates for action as Congress returns this week to begin the summer legislating season.

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