Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Legislation & Litigation
Bills Address Criminal Penalties, School District Protection and More Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • June 21, 2021 Senate sponsors of the International Cybercrime Prevention Act are, from left, Lindsey Graham, Thom Tillis, Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse.Republican and Democratic lawmakers have recently introduced several cybersecurity-related bills seeking to address issues ranging from tougher penalties for cybercriminals to improving protection of school districts.
A Senate bill, the International Cybercrime Prevention Act, would increase the criminal penalties for attackers who target U.S. critical infrastructure, such as power plants and hospitals. Meanwhile, a House bill, the Enhancing K-12 Cybersecurity Act, would provide funding to protect school district networks.
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A third measure, the Data Protection Act, would create a federal agency to protect Americans' private data.
Plus, several senators are circulating a draft of a federal breach notification bill that would require government agencies and businesses that support critical infrastructure to report a cyber incident to the Cybersecurity and Infr ..
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