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DHS Says Government Executing On Trump’s Cyber Security Order

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, July 7th, 2017

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DHS Says Government Executing On Trump’s Cyber Security Order

The federal government is in the process of carrying out President Donald Trump’s cyber security directive in May, according to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which released a “snapshot” on July 7 of progress made so far.The bulletin, issued by the department’s United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, is the first of planned monthly updates on the implementation of May 11 Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure. The order is divided into three…

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