Trump Signs EO to Overhaul US Cyber Policy
President Donald Trump on June 6 signed an executive order revamping U.S. cybersecurity policy by targeting foreign threats, updating encryption standards and rolling back elements of Obama- and Biden-era approaches. The EO directs federal agencies to act across several fronts, including improving secure software development and strengthening border gateway protections to prevent hijacked internet traffic.
Joe Kernan Tapped for Trump Nomination
Joe Kernan of SAP National Security Services is one of 18 nominees President Donald Trump has sent to the Senate for approval. Kernan, of Florida, is slated to be undersecretary of defense for intelligence. The office was created in 2003 and functions as the principal intelligence adviser to the secretary of defense. Since late 2013,
Highlights from Long-Awaited Cyber Executive Order
The president signed the long-anticipated cybersecurity executive order Thursday afternoon, the main focus of which was assessing and improving federal network security and risk management, and supporting critical infrastructure. Some of the action items are ambitious: agencies heads have 90 days to provide the secretaries of Homeland Security and the Director of the Office of
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