Senators introduce legislation to protect critical infrastructure against attack

Sens. Maggie HassanMargaret (Maggie) HassanHillicon Valley: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube execs to testify at Senate hearing on algorithms | Five big players to watch in Big Tech’s antitrust fight Senators introduce legislation to protect critical infrastructure against attack House votes to extend ban on fentanyl-like substances MORE (D-N.H.) and Ben SasseBen SasseHillicon Valley: Facebook, Twitter, YouTube execs to testify at Senate hearing on algorithms | Five big players to watch in Big Tech’s antitrust fight Senators introduce legislation to protect critical infrastructure against attack Senate GOP keeps symbolic earmark ban MORE (R-Neb.) on Friday introduced legislation intended to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks and other national security threats. 

The National Risk Management Act would require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to conduct a five-year national risk management cycle. This would involve CISA identifying and compiling the major risks to critical infrastructure in a report sent to the president and Congress, with the president then detailing to Congress how the administration was tackling these threats. 

Hassan…