On June 15, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and the Department of Justice ("DOJ") jointly released Final Procedures Related to the Receipt of Cyber Threat Indicators and Defensive Measures by the Federal Government. The procedures discuss how the government handles cybersecurity information shared by companies and provide guidelines for companies seeking liability protection by sharing cybersecurity threat information with the government.

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