US President Joe Biden Signs Order to Strengthen Federal Cyber Defenses

US President Joe Biden Signs Order to Strengthen Federal Cyber Defenses

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to beef-up US cybersecurity defenses in response to a series of high-profile hacking incidents that show how vulnerable the country’s private and public sectors are to high-tech criminals operating from halfway across the world.

The order would mandate that all federal agencies implement basic cybersecurity measures such as multi-factor authentication, as well as new security requirements for software developers who work for the government.

Biden’s actions come as the administration struggles to respond to a major hack of federal agencies by Russia and ransomware attacks on private companies.

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