US Executive Order 14028 — Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity
Executive Order 14028 (May 2021) is a landmark US federal cybersecurity directive mandating improvements to federal cybersecurity including zero trust architecture, software supply chain security, incident detection and response, and federal security standardization. It directed NIST to develop secure software development guidelines and SBOM requirements, and required agencies to implement zero trust architecture by FY2024..
Domains
National Security Systems (Section 9)
Improving Detection and Investigation (Sections 7 & 8)
Standardizing the Federal Response (Section 6)
Cyber Safety Review Board (Section 5)
Enhancing Software Supply Chain Security (Section 4)
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