The House passed a bill last week that will require Homeland Security to consider cybersecurity startups in combating information attacks, shining a spotlight on the benefits and detriments of small security firms around the country.
The Republican-backed bill, known as the Leveraging Emerging Technologies Act of 2016, is intended to help innovative and original ideas float to the top in the never-ending battle against hackers, the Baltimore Sun reports.
The goal is to bring the government up to speed on the latest techniques and strategies by engaging companies that are on the cutting edge of cybersecurity software development, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy said.
