President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order aimed at bolstering America's cyber defenses following a series of cyberattacks on federal networks attributed to Chinese and Russian operatives. The directive, the result of a comprehensive review by US officials, addresses key hacking incidents during the Biden administration, including Russia's alleged disruption of a satellite provider and China's infiltration of US telecom networks.
The primary objective of the executive order is to enhance the nation's cybersecurity posture and make it more challenging for countries like China, Russia, Iran, and ransomware criminals to engage in hacking activities. The order mandates the use of stronger encryption to safeguard federal employees' communications and grants additional authority to the Department of Homeland Security's cyber agency to investigate sophisticated hacking operations.
