Company
Date Published
Author
Ari Shahar
Word count
1629
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

President Biden signed an executive order on May 12, 2021, emphasizing the importance of improving federal agencies' cybersecurity practices following recent high-profile attacks. The order includes several key points such as prioritizing cybersecurity, enhancing supply chain security, and encouraging cloud adoption with adherence to Zero Trust architecture. It also promotes sharing threat information between public and private sectors, standardizing incident response playbooks, and improving detection capabilities through endpoint detection and response initiatives.