Executive Order Presents Three-Pronged Approach To Improving U.S. Cybersecurity

With a recent executive order, the President of the United States continued the efforts of the previous administration to improve the U.S.'s cybersecurity capabilities and protections. While the previous administration had taken a number of steps toward improving U.S. cybersecurity, those efforts were perceived by many to be insufficient. After touting the need for improvements in this area during the campaign and since being sworn in, the signing of the executive order last week put the U.S. on a path towards serious IT, infrastructure, and internet abuse protections.

Executive order strengthening the cybersecurity of federal networks and critical infrastructure

The May 11 Executive Order lays out the current administration's plan for addressing cybersecurity concerns and implementing improvements. In particular, the plan focuses on three areas of concern: (1) upgrading aging federal IT infrastructure and systems; (2) protecting key U.S. infrastructure from