To provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.

United States115th CongressHR-3010House of Representatives
Updated: May 22, 2018

Summary

Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 This bill requires the National Institute of Standards and Technology to establish for the federal government, the private sector, and any individual or organization a list of best practices to defend against common cybersecurity threats and risks. The Department of Homeland Security must assess cybersecurity threats, the effect of such threats on the federal government's information systems and networks, and submit recommendations for addressing such threats.

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S-1475: A bill to provide for the identification and documentation of best practices for cyber hygiene by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and for other purposes.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Research and Technology.

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