Today marks the one-year anniversary of President Biden’s ambitious and wide-ranging Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“Cyber EO”). The Biden administration has undertaken numerous initiatives under the Cyber EO, many of which have important implication.
The Russian invasion is happening on the ground in Ukraine, but cyberwar has no borders, and its ramifications have the devastating potential to spread globally.
The new guidance aims to tighten security requirements for federally purchased software and give consumers better insight into the security of software and devices they buy.