Amazon Pledges $20 Million for Biden’s School Cybersecurity Plan

Amazon.com Inc.’s web services division is offering $20 million in cybersecurity grants to K-12 schools as part of a new White House initiative designed to help shield the nation’s elementary, middle, and high schools from attacks targeting school records and operations.

Amazon will also provide free security training and assistance for school districts experiencing cyber attacks, while Cloudflare Inc. will provide smaller school districts with internet browsing and email security software.

The Federal Communications Commission is also proposing a $200 million pilot program over the next three years that would help schools and libraries improve their cybersecurity.

The push, ...