The bill, known as the Cyberattack Standards Study Act, requests the director of National Intelligence to work with leaders from the federal departments of Defense, Justice and Homeland Security to define a method for quantifying and responding to online warfare.
The Republican, whose 2nd District includes part of Aiken County, said the legislation “will be the first of many steps in building a comprehensive cyber defense system.”
Initial findings of the study are due 180 days after passage of the bill, with a full report due in 360 days.
“Recent cyberattacks targeting personal data of American citizens and U.S. government websites make it clear – cyber is a new domain of warfare,” Wilson said in a statement. “These cyberattacks are a sober reminder that Congress, and all government agencies, need to work together to better protect public and private networks. The complicated nature of cyber defense means we need a clear standard of measurement for assessing the damage of attacks to our citizens and affected systems.”
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