PwC says Trump cyber EO exerts 'indirect' pressures on private sector

Consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has released a review of President Trump's recently signed cybersecurity executive order, concluding that private industries could be indirectly affected by the order's call for mandatory assessments of cyber risks within the federal government.

“Although the EO does not set new requirements for the private sector, its emphasis on stronger accountability for government leaders could in the long term set the stage for the White House to make similar calls for greater accountability for industry leaders, particularly...