COMMENTARY: President Trump’s June 6 cybersecurity executive order reverses some Biden-era policies, eliminating secure software attestations and digital identity mandates, while shifting responsibility away from the government.All of this drastically changes the international supply chain. In a climate of record-high cybersecurity threats, particularly from nation-states, the new executive order, while prioritizing flexibility and industry collaboration within cybersecurity models, has raised concerns about supply chain vulnerability. Businesses must now compensate for the gaps left by policy reversals.
The end of software attestations
Under President Biden’s cybersecurity initiative, software vendors selling to the federal government were required to certify that their offerings complied with secure development practices. The certifications helped ensure compliance with strict security standards, and vulnerabilities were addressed in advance before the distribution of software to government agencies and private sector partners.[SC Media Perspectives columns are written by a trusted community of SC Media cybersecurity subject matter experts. Read more Perspectives here.]The…
