The White House issued Executive Order (EO) 14028, "Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity," to strengthen federal cybersecurity in response to major incidents. The EO mandates federal agencies to adopt stronger security measures, including implementing Zero Trust architectures, deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) systems, and enhancing threat intelligence sharing between government and private sectors. Key directives include: Threat Intelligence Sharing: All federal contracts require providers to share cyber incident information promptly with agencies and CISA to improve coordinated responses. Zero Trust and Endpoint Security: Agencies must adopt Zero Trust security models and deploy multi-factor authentication (MFA) and encryption to secure cloud services and networks.

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