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ARTICLE · 28 JANUARY 2025

I'm Not Dead Yet: Biden's Executive Order Re Cybersecurity May Still Matter In A Trump Administration

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Biden's 11th hour Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity (the "Order") provides significant detail...

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Biden's 11th hour Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity (the "Order") provides significant detail concerning the thinking of cybersecurity experts in the Biden Administration concerning what still needs to be done in the Federal Government to secure networks. Considering that the Department of Homeland Security disbanded the Cyber Safety Review Board that was investigating Salt Typhoon, it may explain why despite Trump's flurry of Executive Orders rescinding many Biden-era policies, it might have survived. This may have major implications regarding cybersecurity for private companies and the Executive Branch.

As adversarial nations like China and criminal networks increase the scale and sophistication of their attacks, the Order provides a framework for strengthening the nation's digital infrastructure. It expands upon prior directives, such as the 2021 Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity,

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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