United States:
Congress Considers Small Business Cybersecurity Legislation
29 November 2017
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Richard Johnson
,
Jonathon Little
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Lisa M. Ropple
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
and
Anand Varadarajan
Jones Day
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- On October 11, the House of
Representatives passed a bill that aims to provide cybersecurity
guidance to small businesses in the United States. The NIST Small
Business Cybersecurity Act (H.R. 2105) would require the Department
of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology
("NIST") to issue voluntary cybersecurity guidelines that
fit the needs of small businesses.
- On September 28, the Senate passed a
similar bill, the MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act (S.
770). Unlike the House version, the Senate bill contains a
provision stating that if another federal agency provides small
business cybersecurity resources, the head of each agency must make
sure "resources are consistent with the resources
disseminated" through NIST.
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