"US House Passes Acts to Help SMBs with Cybersecurity"

The United States House of Representatives has passed two bills to strengthen the cybersecurity of small businesses.  The Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 attracted strong support among House members of all political persuasions and was passed last Tuesday with a vote of 409 in favor to 14 against.  The Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act would establish a cyber counseling certification program at Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) to better assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber-strategy needs.  If enacted into law, the legislation would authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reimburse SBDCs for employee certification costs up to $350,000 per fiscal year.   On Tuesday, the House also approved the Small Business Administration (SBA) Cyber Awareness Act, which would require the SBA to generate a report about its cybersecurity capabilities and inform Congress if a cybersecurity breach occurred that could potentially compromise sensitive information.  Representative Jason Crow, who co-sponsored the legislation, said: “This bill would ensure we are doing everything we can to protect the millions of small businesses that the SBA serves and prepare them for 21st-century threats.”

Infosecurity reports: "US House Passes Acts to Help SMBs with Cybersecurity"