Des Moines, Iowa — Iowa Congressman Zach Nunn is co-sponsoring federal legislation to address cyberattacks targeting schools.
Nunn, a Republican from Bondurant, is joining with a California Democrat to sponsor a bill to create a national registry of ransomware attacks on schools.
A cyberattack on Des Moines Public Schools in January led to two days of canceled classes and exposed the personal data of some parents. Administrators say the district is still recovering from the breach. Nunn’s bill also calls for the creation of a federal technology improvement program that would spend 20 million dollars over the next two years helping K-through-12 schools acquire new tools to protect data.
A similar bill in the Senate is co-sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats. Nunn, who was sworn in as Iowa’s third district congressman in January, has worked in military intelligence and cybersecurity as he served in the U.S. Air Force and Iowa Air National Guard. He’s currently a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserve.
