President Biden signs executive order to improve security measures across the government


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On May 12, 2021, US President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at strengthening cybersecurity and addressing the digital crisis. This presidential decree was created in response to a series of hacks in the United States, and this signature will take measures such as improving the basic security of government agencies and setting new standards for software makers contracted with the government. It will be taken.

Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity | The White House
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/05/12/executive-order-on-improving-the-nations-cybersecurity/



Biden signs security-focused executive order meant to accelerate breach reporting, boost software standards

https://www.cyberscoop.com/cyber-executive-order-biden-pipeline-russia-china/

Biden cybersecurity order mandates new rules for govt software | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-cyber-idUSKBN2CT30Y

The Biden administration has taken security measures for each government agency in response to incidents such as the suspension of the largest oil pipeline in the United States due to a ransomware attack and hacking using a defect in SolarWinds software 'Orion' that is often adopted by government agencies. We have created a 34-page presidential decree to improve. Among them, the establishment of a new committee to consider serious cases, basic security improvement of each government agency, preparation of future plans and report submission, introduction of multi-factor certification to all government agencies, etc. Many measures are required, such as implementing the basic cyber security measures of.

'The United States is facing sophisticated cyber terrorism that threatens the security and privacy of its people, and the government needs to improve its efforts to identify and respond to them,' Biden said in an executive order. Companies must work together to foster safer cyberspace , and the government must set the norm and take the lead. '



Ari Schwartz, a senior White House cybersecurity official under the Obama administration, said, 'This executive order is a truly comprehensive initiative that will affect the efforts of other organizations, including improving software standards. It has the power to give. ' 'Setting software security standards will be the most important thing in the future,' said Phil Venables, chief executive officer of information security at Google Cloud. 'This is the most influential. It's one of the workarounds, but it can be the most difficult to implement. '

'Executive order is a good first step, but Congress will have to do more to deal with attacks from hackers,' said Mark Warner, chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee. He pointed out that further measures are needed.

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