Final Biden Cybersecurity Order Will Face Political Hurdles

Officials Worry Trump's Cybersecurity Agenda Could Scrap Biden's Final Cyber Orders Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • January 9, 2025

An executive order set to be published by the Biden administration in its waning days could offer the next White House a blueprint to counter Chinese cyberattacks but experts fear its timing - so close to the transition of power - could make it practically dead on arrival.

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A draft of the order obtained by Information Security Media Group shows the Biden administration entrenching even further the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as the lead agency for federal civilian cybersecurity through buttressed authorities. The order would introduce new software attestation requirements for federal contractors, pile on artificial intelligence security measures and guidance for a post-quantum cryptography future. Deputy National Security ...