AASA-Endorsed Cybersecurity Bills Heads to Biden’s Desk

September 30, 2021

AASA is excited to share that bipartisan legislation, The K-12 Cybersecurity Act,  that would help protect K-12 school systems from cyber-attacks, will head to President Biden to be signed into law. The bill will direct DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to work with teachers, school administrators, other federal departments and private sector organizations to complete a study of cybersecurity risks specific to K-12 educational institutions, including risks related to securing sensitive student and employee records and challenges related to remote-learning. Using their findings, CISA will then create cybersecurity recommendations and other voluntary resources for schools to use when implementing their cybersecurity solutions. 

Ransomware and other cyber-attacks that can shut down our K-12 schools and compromise the personal information of our students and dedicated educators are unacceptable and must be stopped. We are thrilled Congress has taken steps to provide faculty and staff with the resources and means that they often lack to defend themselves and their students against complicated cyber-attacks.