The Biden-Harris Administration White House announcement has brought a relentless focus to improving the United States’ cyber defenses, building the comprehensive approach “lock our digital doors”, and taking aggressive action to strengthen and safeguard the national cybersecurity infrastructure.
The announcement focused on the improvement of the cybersecurity of Federal critical infrastructure.
Part of this was issuing a strategy for multi factor authentication Federal, zero trust architecture implementation, as well as budget guidance to ensure that Federal agencies align resources to the Federal Government cybersecurity goals. This included harnessing the purchasing power of the Federal Government to improve the cybersecurity of products for the first time, by requiring security features in all software purchased by the Federal Government, which improves security for all Americans.
Amongst the keynote speech was the outline of protection policy regarding critical technological initiatives, which will aim to provide greater certainty for the private sector investment in research and development.
The White House declared its commitment in developing an American technological edge through the National Quantum Initiative and issuance of National Security Memorandum-10 (NSM-10) on Promoting United States Leadership in Quantum Computing While Mitigating Risks to Vulnerable Cryptographic Systems.
The speech outlined that the current initiative has more than doubled the United States Government’s research and development (R&D) investment in quantum technology, creating new research centers and workforce development programs across the country. NSM-10 prioritizes U.S. leadership in quantum technologies by advancing R&D efforts, forging critical partnerships, expanding the workforce, and investing in critical infrastructure.
This speech concluded with the focus of shifting America's program towards quantum-resistant cryptography; and greater protection in investments, companies, and intellectual property as this technology develops. This ensures the United States and their allies can benefit from this new field’s advances without being harmed by those who would use it against us.
