On December 18, 2014, President Obama signed into law the following cybersecurity measures:
- The National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014, S. 2519, charges the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's ("DHS") National Cybersecurity Communications Integration Center with responsibility for facilitating cybersecurity threat information sharing.
- The Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014, S. 1691, strengthens DHS's cybersecurity workforce by identifying and filling key cybersecurity positions and providing competitive compensation.
- The Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, H.R. 2952, requires DHS to examine its cybersecurity workforce.
- The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014, S. 1353, authorizes NIST to develop voluntary cybersecurity standards for the private sector.
- The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, S. 2521, updates the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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