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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an ambitious and sweeping Executive Order focused on combating digital threats to US networks and infrastructure. The Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity EO) sets out to improve cybersecurity, particularly in relation to federal government systems, and follows several significant cyber incidents affecting the nation’s critical infrastructure. By ...

<i>America finally woke up to the reality that we have a ransomware emergency worthy of real attention. How did events unfold and what will happen next?  </i>

Following a spate of high-profile cyberattacks, the US government has announced an overhaul to its cybersecurity policy through an executive order.

[co-author: Tawanna Lee] On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued the long-expected Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (“EO” or “Order”). The EO comes amidst a series of high-profile cyber-attacks on the Nation and its critical infrastructure, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) supply chain providers, and federal contractors, adding a heightened sense of urgency behind its implementation. In the related Fact Sheet the White House notes that “[r]ecen...

The true test is whether, and the speed at which, the president and Congress can put together these pieces — like the executive order and Technology Modernization Fund’s prioritization of cybersecurity projects — in a comprehensive way.

Friday, May 14, 2021 The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack prompted the issuance of a long-awaited executive order (EO) on improving U.S. cybersecurity. The EO mandates that, within six months, all federal agencies implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) and both at-rest and in-transit encryption. It also calls for agencies to comprehensively log, share, and analyze information about cyber incidents and creates a Cyber Safety Review Board to that end. The EO sets deadlines for agenc...

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:Section 1.

Dive Brief: Following a series of cyberattacks that exposed vulnerabilities in the United States critical infrastructure, President Joe Biden signed an executive order May 12 aimed at bolstering defenses and transparency, including development of a Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) to assess major intrusions. The recent Colonial Pipeline attack and SolarWinds supply chain hack illustrate that software procurement and distribution is a major vulnerability, according to a senior White House offic...

New pack helps developers manage open source licenses and compliance Although many organizations rely on the software, managing open source licenses and compliance can be a difficult and time-consuming task. Supply chain management tools specialist Sonatype is launching an Advanced Legal Pack using machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate open source license compliance. Most teams rely on manual processes to collect, compile, and review all of the necessary legal data to both co...

© Thinkstock On Feb. 17, a remarkable White House press briefing addressed possible executive action in the wake of the SolarWinds hack, the most systematic hack of the U.S. government in history.  Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cybersecurity and emerging technology, described it as “more than a single incident of espionage” with the potential to lead to crippling, destructive cyberattacks by Russia. SolarWinds is the latest victim of a series of hacks against softwa...