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Trump Will Hold Agency Chiefs Responsible For Managing Cyber Risk

Thursday, February 9th, 2017

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President Donald Trump on Jan. 31 directed the heads of federal departments and agencies assume responsibility for managing cyber security risk, saying security of their networks could be better.Trump had been expected to sign an executive order on strengthening cyber security but the White House press office said Jan. 31 afternoon that the signing had been canceled, without saying why.Trump had lunch on Jan. 31 with Rudy Giuliani, who is providing outside counsel on cyber security matters, and followed that…

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