Senators Introduce Bill to Let Hackers Reports Bugs to DHS

Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) have introduced the Public-Private Cybersecurity Cooperation Act, a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to create an ongoing vulnerability disclosure program that would allow white-hat hackers to hunt and report bugs on the agency's websites. “This bill encourages ethical hackers to come forward with information they find about vulnerabilities in our government networks by assuring them that if they do, they’ll have protection under the law,” Hassan said in a statement.