The Biden administration released an ambitious set of initiatives that includes an executive order and a series of other actions to strengthen the cybersecurity of the American marine transportation system (MTS). The administration also wants to pave the way for a revived domestic port crane manufacturing sector to ease US reliance on increasingly distrusted Chinese-made port cranes.
“Right now, America’s ports employ 31 million Americans, contribute $5.4 trillion to our economy, and are the main domestic point of entry for cargo entering the United States,” Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, said during a press call on the initiatives. “The continuity of their operations has a clear and direct impact on the success of our country, our economy, and our national security, and that’s why the Biden-Harris administration is taking a series of actions to strengthen the cybersecurity of our nation’s ports to not just shore up our cyber defenses, but fortify our supply chains and deliver for the American people.”
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