Hacking-Notification Rules For Cleared Contractors Are Delayed Again

By Sebastian Sprenger / August 21, 2013 at 4:50 PM
Pentagon officials are again delaying the publication of an interim rule that would dictate what cleared defense contractors must do after getting hit by a cyber attack. Work on the rule began early this year in preparation for a congressional deadline of April. But deadlines for an internal report have since been pushed back several times, with the latest now set for Sept. 18, according to the Defense Department's latest published table, dated Aug. 16, detailing the status of pending...

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