Department of Homeland Security and DOJ Issue Operational Rules to Implement Provisions of CISA

DOJ CISA Privacy/Cyber Risk & Data Security

On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security and the DOJ (collectively, Departments) issued final procedures to implement certain provisions of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015. The rules establish operational procedures “relating to the receipt of cyber threat indicators and defensive measures by all federal entities under CISA.” The recently issued procedures finalize interim guidance released by the Departments in February 2016.