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Anna G. Eshoo was mentioned in AMERICAN CYBERSECURITY LITERACY ACT..... on page E1297 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Dec. 1, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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AMERICAN CYBERSECURITY LITERACY ACT

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speech of

HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

of california

in the house of representatives

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4055, the

``American Cybersecurity Literacy Act,'' bipartisan legislation I co-

led to educate the American public about basic cybersecurity issues.

Cyberattacks and data breaches are increasingly common, costing private companies and consumers billions of dollars and exposing the private information of countless Americans. As attackers become more sophisticated, Americans must have the tools to identify risks and protect themselves from attacks.

This bipartisan legislation requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), an agency within the Department of Commerce, to conduct a public education campaign to improve cyber literacy of the American populace by providing information about common cybersecurity risks and best practices that can mitigate those risks.

During the Energy and Commerce Committee markup of the legislation, I offered an amendment to make several technical and minor edits to the legislation to ensure the language is as effective as possible. One of those changes ensures that the cyber literacy campaign required by the bill also encourages Americans to install cybersecurity patches associated with software and apps they use. Installing patches is one of the most effective tools consumers can use to protect themselves. When companies offer updates to their software and apps, they often include code that ``patches'' recently identified vulnerabilities. Cyberattacks are often conducted by exploiting known vulnerabilities and consumers can avoid their systems being exploited by installing patches as soon as they're available.

I thank Rep. Kinzinger, Chairman Pallone, and Ranking Member McMorris Rodgers for their partnership on this legislation, and I urge my colleagues to vote for it.

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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 207

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