Biden cyber EO addresses security of software supply chains, government cyber initiatives

President Biden’s second cyber executive order builds on efforts to secure software the government uses through setting up new requirements for attestations and updates to key guidance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

“Building on the foundational steps I directed in Executive Order 14028 of May 12, 2021 (Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity), and the initiatives detailed in the National Cybersecurity Strategy, I am ordering additional actions to improve our Nation's cybersecurity, focusing on defending our digital infrastructure, securing...