Hi All,
President Biden signed a National Security Memorandum (NSM) to improve the cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems, as required in his Executive Order (E.O) 14028, Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity. This NSM requires that, at minimum, National Security Systems employ the same network cybersecurity measures as those required of federal civilian networks in Executive Order 14028. The NSM builds on the Biden Administration's work to protect our Nation from sophisticated malicious cyber activity, from both nation-state actors and cybercriminals.
Modernizing our cybersecurity defenses and protecting all federal networks is a priority for the Biden Administration, and this National Security Memorandum raises the bar for the cybersecurity of our most sensitive systems. This NSM:
- Specifies how the provisions of EO 14028 apply to National Security Systems.
- Improves the visibility of cybersecurity incidents that occur on these systems.
- Requires agencies to act to protect or mitigate a cyber threat to National Security Systems.
- Requires agencies to secure cross-domain solutions – tools that transfer data between classified and unclassified systems.
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Michael Roza CPA, CISA, CIA, MBA, Exec MBA
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