Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is the first major cybersecurity legislation to pass the House within the past year. The bill provides increased guidance for the role of NIST and NSF, looks to promote education and awareness efforts, coordinate R&D in the cyber realm and seeks to build…
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the first cybersecurity bill, 422 to 5.
The bill, HR 4061, known as the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, will now be sent to the Senate for approval.
Rep. Dan Lipinski (D, IL), the sponsor of the bill, said:
“The amount of time all of us spend on the Internet, the vulnerabilities that are out there,…