Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
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The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is a U.S. federal law that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information between private companies and the government to improve national cybersecurity while addressing privacy and civil liberties concerns.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cybersecurity Act of 2015 | 2 |
| Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 canonical | 1 |
| Division N – Cybersecurity Act of 2015 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T126743 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Context triple: [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018, relatedTo, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015]
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 is a U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
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USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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D.
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Target entity description: The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is a U.S. federal law that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information between private companies and the government to improve national cybersecurity while addressing privacy and civil liberties concerns.
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A.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 is a U.S. federal law that formally established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within the Department of Homeland Security to lead national efforts to protect critical infrastructure from cyber and physical threats.
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B.
USA FREEDOM Act
The USA FREEDOM Act is a 2015 U.S. law that reformed government surveillance authorities, notably curbing bulk collection of Americans’ phone records while renewing and modifying key intelligence-gathering powers.
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C.
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 is a U.S. federal law that set defense policy and funding for 2020 and notably established the United States Space Force as a new branch of the armed forces.
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D.
USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005
The USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 is a U.S. federal law that renewed and modified key surveillance and counterterrorism provisions of the original USA PATRIOT Act, adding some new civil liberties safeguards and oversight measures.
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E.
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is a U.S. federal law that governs the procedures for physical and electronic surveillance and collection of foreign intelligence information, particularly for national security and counterintelligence purposes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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cybersecurity law ⓘ information sharing law ⓘ |
| addresses |
civil liberties concerns
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privacy concerns ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
federal government agencies
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private sector entities ⓘ state and local governments ⓘ |
| authorizes |
real-time sharing of cyber threat indicators with federal agencies
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use of shared information for cybersecurity purposes ⓘ use of shared information for investigation and prosecution of certain offenses ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | United States Code ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizedFor |
breadth of information sharing with intelligence agencies
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potential impact on privacy ⓘ |
| designates | Department of Homeland Security as primary portal for information sharing ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 2015-12-18 ⓘ |
| enactedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
information sharing frameworks
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public-private cybersecurity collaboration ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOfOrigin | United States Senate ⓘ |
| limitsUseOfInformationTo | cybersecurity purposes and specified law enforcement uses ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
civil liberties organizations
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digital privacy advocates ⓘ |
| partOf | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
cybersecurity
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national security ⓘ privacy law ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
facilitate sharing of cyber threat information
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improve national cybersecurity ⓘ |
| provides |
liability protections for companies that share cyber threat information
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protections for monitoring information systems for cybersecurity purposes ⓘ |
| regulates |
sharing of cyber threat indicators
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sharing of defensive measures ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
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USA FREEDOM Act ⓘ USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ |
| requires |
periodic reports to Congress on implementation
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privacy and civil liberties guidelines ⓘ removal of personal information from shared cyber threat indicators ⓘ |
| shortName | CISA ⓘ |
| signedBy | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| signingDate | 2015-12-18 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
business and industry groups
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many large technology and telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| titleInAppropriationsAct | Division N – Cybersecurity Act of 2015 ⓘ |
| yearOfPassage | 2015 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Description of subject: The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 is a U.S. federal law that facilitates the sharing of cyber threat information between private companies and the government to improve national cybersecurity while addressing privacy and civil liberties concerns.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
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relatedTo
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
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Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
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titleInAppropriationsAct
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Division N – Cybersecurity Act of 2015
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linked to: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
linked to: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015
National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center
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legalBasis
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Cybersecurity Act of 2015
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linked to: Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015