ITI Marks First Anniversary of Executive Order to Advance U.S. Cybersecurity
WASHINGTON – Today, global tech trade association ITI issued the following statement to mark the one-year anniversary of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity: (opens in a new tab)
“President Biden’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity is a landmark action that rightly prioritized this critical policy issue,” said President and CEO, Jason Oxman. “Its in-depth approach took meaningful steps to modernize and secure federal information systems, networks, and supply chains. As the administration progresses with implementation, we look forward to continuing our partnership with implementing agencies to provide industry’s perspective and ensure the U.S. government and contractors have the proper resources and support to fulfill the Executive Order’s important security objectives.”
ITI has long highlighted the need for a comprehensive and consistent U.S. approach to cybersecurity and has been a leading industry voice throughout the Executive Order’s implementation, including providing comments on the EO’s components, ranging from modernizing federal IT, zero trust architecture (ZTA), cybersecurity labeling, software supply chain security, cyber incident reporting, and more:
- ITI Encourages Holistic Approach to Supply Chain Security as Administration Activities to Implement Cyber EO Ramp Up (June 17, 2021)
- ITI Recommends Streamlined Approach to OMB’s Federal Zero Trust Strategy (opens in a new tab)(September 21, 2021)
- ITI Highlights Importance of Clarity and Industry Engagement in Security Labeling (opens in a new tab)(October 15, 2021)
- Three Ways the U.S. Government Can Advance Successful Implementation of the Cyber Executive Order (opens in a new tab) (November 9, 2021)
- ITI Responds to OMB Memo on U.S. Zero Trust Strategy (opens in a new tab) (January 26, 2022)
- ITI Recommends Ways to Streamline NIST Cybersecurity Framework To Better Reflect Evolving Cyber Landscape (opens in a new tab) (April 27, 2022)
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