{"id":9702,"date":"2017-04-28T12:32:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T11:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.riskinsight-wavestone.com\/?p=9702\/"},"modified":"2020-01-02T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T10:38:36","slug":"trends-trumps-cyber-regulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.riskinsight-wavestone.com\/en\/2017\/04\/trends-trumps-cyber-regulation\/","title":{"rendered":"The trends of Trump’s Cyber Regulation"},"content":{"rendered":"

On January 31, 2017, President Trump postponed the signature of the Executive Order on cybersecurity, which was expected to lay the groundwork of the United States\u2019 efforts to fight cyber threats in the coming years.<\/em><\/p>\n

The presidential race was marked by a strong emphasis on cybersecurity. The topic, considered during the campaigns as \u201cone of the most important challenges the next president is going to face\u201d (Hilary Clinton, Derry, New Hampshire, February 3, 2016) and \u201can immediate and top priority,\u201d (Donald Trump, Herndon, Virginia, October 3, 2016) was on the agendas of both final candidates, who expressed a strong willingness to better protect the country\u2019s \u201ccyberspace.\u201d Furthermore, the leakages from various political organizations during the electoral process highlighted the weaknesses of the society against cyber threats.<\/p>\n

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U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, such as financial services, transportation systems, and energy, will inevitably have a role to play.<\/h2>\n

The cyber community is now eager to see the new government\u2019s cybersecurity plan. In addition to federal agencies, private institutions that are heavily involved in U.S. critical infrastructure sectors, such as financial services, transportation systems, and energy, will inevitably have a role to play.<\/p>\n

Significant efforts have been made to increase cybersecurity in the U.S. and abroad. A common trend is to improve protection of what is generally called critical infrastructure. To that end, the previous U.S. administration launched several governmental initiatives, including the development of the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity by NIST (\u201cNIST Cybersecurity Framework<\/a>\u201d). The framework is used worldwide aside major standards and is now being updated. In 2016, the Cybersecurity National Action Plan<\/a>\u00a0(CNAP), planned to increase the country\u2019s Federal budget for cybersecurity to $19 billion in 2017. In Europe, the Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems<\/a>\u00a0(\u201cNIS Directive\u201d) requires Member States to adopt and publish sufficient laws and regulations to protect essential services. This is a global trend which is already visible in many countries such as France with the LPM<\/a>\u00a0law and China through the recently enacted Cybersecurity Law<\/a>. Even international organizations such as NATO are promoting critical infrastructure cybersecurity protection.<\/p>\n

Will President Trump focus the country\u2019s cybersecurity program on critical infrastructure?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The two draft Executive Orders released show the new administration is seriously considering the issue.<\/h2>\n

The first draft Executive Order Strengthening U.S. Cyber Security and Capabilities<\/a> suggests President Trump will order an extensive review of the country\u2019s weaknesses, strengths, and enemies within an aggressive timeline. The previous administration initiated similar effort less than a month after taking office in 2009, resulting in the rather theoretical Cyberspace Policy Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This draft focuses on the following initiatives:<\/p>\n