Cybersecurity

Biden Signs Order to Boost Cybersecurity After Pipeline Hack

  • Order seeks to tighten defenses of agencies, U.S. contractors
  • Pipeline attack may not have been prevented by the order
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President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity by improving information sharing about attacks with the private sector and adopting better safety practices throughout the government.

It also seeks to improve the government’s response to major cyber-attacks.