On October 08, 2021, K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 signed by President into law. The Act highlights the significance of protecting the sensitive information maintained by schools across the US, by implementing strong cybersecurity practices.
The Act requires the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (‘CISA’) to study the cybersecurity risks facing elementary and secondary schools and develop cybersecurity guidelines designed to assist schools in facing those risks, which will then be adopted on a voluntary basis.
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