President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that aimed at amending parts of cybersecurity-related directives from the Biden and Obama administrations, which he deemed problematic.
Trump signed several executive orders on Friday, including directives aimed at strengthening American drone capabilities and advancing related technology.
“Cybersecurity is too important to be reduced to a mere political football,” the White House stated in a fact sheet outlining the initiatives of Trump’s order. “Adversaries routinely threaten our critical infrastructure, personal devices, and the fabrics of our digital lives.”
The order accused the Biden administration of attempting “to sneak problematic and distracting issues into cybersecurity policy” just days before leaving office in January, referring to an order former President Joe Biden signed on Jan. 16 to place security requirements on software used by government agencies and contractors….
Trump Signs Order Amending Parts of Biden, Obama Cybersecurity Orders
