Sec. 2. Threat assessment on cyber harassment and its use by terrorists and foreign malicious actors
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The Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall develop and disseminate a threat assessment regarding the use of cyber harassment, including doxing, by terrorists and foreign malicious actors. The threat assessment developed pursuant to subsection (a)— shall be developed in coordination with the Privacy Office of the Department of Homeland Security and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the Department of Homeland Security; and may be informed by existing products, as appropriate. The threat assessment developed pursuant to subsection
(a)shall include— an overview of cyber harassment tactics, techniques, and procedures used by terrorists and foreign malign actors; a list of notable incidents of cyber harassment by terrorists and foreign malign actors; a review of the threat posed by cyber harassment, including tactics, techniques, and procedures not currently identified as in use by terrorists and foreign malign actors, but representing a vulnerability based on the common practices of such actors, as well as a summary of the terrorist and foreign malign actors most likely to adapt to use of such tactics, techniques, and procedures; and an overview of cyber harassment typologies and methodologies that may inform risk indicators of relevance to State, local, Tribal, and Federal law enforcement in identifying cyber harassment that may be indicative of terrorist or foreign malign actor involvement. The Under Secretary shall— not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit the threat assessment to Congressional committees of jurisdiction; and consistent with the protection of classified and confidential unclassified information— disseminate the threat assessment developed under this section with State, local, and Tribal law enforcement officials, including officials who operate within State, local, and regional fusion centers through the Department of Homeland Security State, Local, and Regional Fusion Center Initiative established in accordance with section 210A of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 124h ). ensure a version of the assessment is published on the Department’s website no later than 30 days following dissemination to Congress.
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