K-12 Cybersecurity Act is co-sponsored by Gary Peters, D-Mich., and Rick Scott, R-Fla. The bill would require cybersecurity recommendations and an online toolkit to help schools improve their IT infrastructure. It would require the Department of Homeland Security to complete a study of cybersecurity risks specific to schools. Ransomware attacks have increased sharply in 2019 due to security weaknesses and the development of increasingly sophisticated attack mechanisms specifically designed to exploit those weaknesses, a new Emsisoft report notes.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/bill-spells-outs-steps-to-help-schools-cybersecurity-a-13515