Why Georgia’s S.B. 315 Bill Will Increase Cybersecurity Risk?

The resulting bill, S.B. 315, was passed by the Georgia state legislature on April 5, 2018, and is now on Governor Deal’s desk for signature or veto

In 2017, an independent security researcher discovered that a vulnerability had been exploited in the Kennesaw State University Election Center. The researcher responsibly reported the breach to authorities.

In response, the Georgia Attorney General’s office requested that a bill be drafted to criminalize any unauthorized access to any computer or network, even if the access is non-malicious and results in no harm such as independent white-hat security research.

The resulting bill, S.B. 315, was passed by the Georgia state legislature on April 5, 2018, and is now on Governor Deal’s desk for signature or veto.

Georgia state officials are being misguided with S.B. 315 threatening to undo all the hard work done by white-hat security researchers who want to help - not hurt - organisations.

Tripwire, a leading global provider of security and compliance solutions for enterprises and industrial organisations, strongly opposes the decision taken, with David Meltzer, Chief Technology Officer at Tripwire, issuing a letter to Governor Nathan Deal requesting to veto this bill.


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