After grappling with multiple devastating cyberattacks, experts are applauding the progress made by the White House in the year since President Biden signed an executive order aimed to strengthen federal cybersecurity.
They are particularly impressed with the improvements to make it easier for the government and the private sector to share threat information.
“I’ve seen much more directive, actionable steps coming out now and I think the executive order is a big reason for that,” said Chris Wysopal, chief technology officer at Veracode.
The May 2021 order sought to help secure federal government networks and critical infrastructure against cyber strikes. It introduced several key initiatives, including facilitating threat information sharing between the government and the private sector, modernizing federal cybersecurity standards and improving software supply chain security, among others.
Wysopal added that the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has been frequently sharing threat intelligence and issuing guidance on the best cybersecurity practices to adopt, including implementing multi-factor authentication and using…
