Trump launches new national cyber strategy\u00a0that aims to guide how the administration handles offensive and defensive cybersecurity and cyberthreats, Trump\u2019s National Security adviser, John Bolton, told reporters in a briefing Thursday.<\/p>\n
Why it matters:\u00a0In the absence of an overarching cybersecurity doctrine, government agencies have been\u00a0limited\u00a0in how they can legitimately deter foreign adversaries and respond to cyberattacks \u2014\u00a0even as the attacks are escalating exponentially.
The context:\u00a0This comes at a time when the administration has been bleeding cyber talent and facing criticism for its approach to election security \u2014\u00a0it\u00a0eliminated\u00a0the role of cybersecurity coordinator earlier this year, and the FBI has been\u00a0losing\u00a0cyber talent as well.<\/p>\n
Bolton said the strategy takes effect on thursay being the 20th day of september 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Trump launches new national cyber strategy Trump launches new national cyber strategy\u00a0that aims to guide how the administration handles offensive and defensive cybersecurity and cyberthreats, Trump\u2019s National Security adviser, John Bolton, told reporters in a briefing Thursday. Why it matters:\u00a0In the absence of an overarching cybersecurity doctrine, government agencies have been\u00a0limited\u00a0in how they can legitimately […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-91","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tech-news"],"yoast_head":"\n