White House Cybersecurity Executive Order Summary.
Second, President Trump’s executive order directs agency heads to produce a report within 90 days that documents “risk mitigation and acceptance choices made by each agency head as of the date” of the order, including the strategic considerations guiding their decisionmaking and “any accepted risk, including from unmitigated vulnerability.”.
President Trump issued Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure on May 11, 2017, to improve the Nation’s cyber posture and capabilities in the face of intensifying cybersecurity threats.
Presidential Executive Order Summary on Cybersecurity. February 21, 2020 essayfalcon Cyber Security. Review the Presidential Executive Order on Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure (Trump, 2017) (Links to an external site.).
There are numerous cybersecurity frameworks out there, but the fact that Trump’s executive order requires compliance with NIST means that cyber-risk governance, rather than IT compliance, is the goal. The order mandates that the security of federal agencies must be controlled on an enterprise level.
Summary Report: Executive Order 13636 Cybersecurity Incentives Study A summary of DHS’s Incentives Report, which analyzes potential economic incentives that could be used to promote the adoption of the Cybersecurity Framework.
Yesterday President Trump issued an Executive Order on cybersecurity: “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure.” The Executive Order (EO) appears broadly positive and well thought out, though it is just the beginning of a long process.
The executive order is also aimed at increasing the pool of eligible companies that can receive classified cyberthreat information from the government, such as critical infrastructure operators or.
Cybersecurity by executive order Executive summary On 12 February 2014, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, the flagship accomplishment of the Obama administration’s 2013 cybersecurity Executive Order.
Calling Government Agencies to Action on Strengthening Cybersecurity and Preventing Breaches The Need for a Better Way: Protecting the U.S. Government from Vulnerabilities with a New Cybersecurity Executive Order It’s well known that the federal government possesses highly sensitive data and limited resources to protect it.
The Cybersecurity Executive Order sets out the White House’s goals for cybersecurity compliance for federal agencies. The Executive Order’s release comes as no surprise. Even if you are not a government agency, the Cybersecurity Executive Order may have ramifications for your business in the long term.
Notably, the Order also places increased importance on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework, turning a voluntary industry guideline into a mandatory model for future cybersecurity measures within executive departments and agencies—a measure that is likely to create greater continuity for cyber risk management throughout the executive branch.
Since Executive Order 13636 first identified Section 9 entities in 2013, CISA and interagency partners have engaged with each Section 9 entity and accompanying sector to provide timely and relevant information about available government assistance, such as cybersecurity-related.
Executive Summary: Understanding Cyber Risks Effective cybersecurity requires any organization — whether a private sector company, a non-profit, or an agency at the state, local, or Federal level —.
