Best Practices for Implementing the White House Executive Order on Improving the Nation鈥檚 Cybersecurity Infrastructure
The White House issued an Executive Order on improving the Nation鈥檚 Cybersecurity on May 12, 2021. The Executive order gives agencies 180 days to 鈥渁dopt multi-factor authentication and encryption for data at rest and in transit, to the maximum extent consistent with Federal records laws and other applicable laws.鈥� The Executive Order underscores the importance of protecting the Federal Government鈥檚 鈥渃omputer systems, whether they are cloud-based, on-premises, or hybrid鈥� and extends the scope to include systems that process data and run vital machinery paramount to the nation鈥檚 safety.
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o Sec 3: Modernize Federal Government Cybersecurity
搂 Adopt Security Best Practices
搂 Encrypt data at rest and in transit
搂 Employ multi-factor authentication
搂 Secure cloud services
搂 Advance towards zero trust architecture
o Sec 4: Enhance Software Supply Chain Security
搂 Protect integrity of critical software that performs functions critical to trust
搂 Employ encryption of data
