
President Biden on Wednesday issued a directive aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of the nation’s information systems used for national security purposes, including giving the National Security Agency (NSA) authority to direct agencies to take specific measures against known or suspected cyber threats and vulnerabilities, and require agencies to report cyber incidents against these systems to the NSA. Biden’s National Security Memorandum (NSM)-8 also directs that National Security Systems (NSS) at a minimum meet the cybersecurity requirements set forth in…