Tag: Executive Order
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Post-quantum cryptography is now a federal mandate: Here’s what it means and what your agency should do now Earlier this week, the White House issued Executive Order 14412, “Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks.” This new executive order represents a watershed moment for federal cyber policy as the first binding, executive-level mandate requiring civilian federal agencies to migrate their high-value systems to NIST-approved post-quantum cryptographic standards. For years, the federal government has […] Read more -
New Executive Order on AI: Identity as a critical foundation for trusted AI On June 2, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order on “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security” directing federal agencies to strengthen federal systems, coordinate AI-enabled vulnerability discovery, and develop a voluntary framework for early review of cyber-capable frontier AI models. Much like previous orders that propelled federal agencies toward Zero Trust architectures […] Read more -
Securing America’s future: Implementing M-22-09 by the 2024 deadline Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) represents a paradigm shift in cybersecurity strategy, moving away from the traditional perimeter-based security model to one that assumes no implicit trust, even within the network. In compliance with Executive Order 14028 to improve the nation’s cybersecurity, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released M-22-09 mandating all federal agencies to […] Read more -
Yubico joins industry cybersecurity leaders at White House symposium to collaborate, discuss top security challenges and solutions Last week, several Yubico leaders traveled to Washington, DC to attend the White House’s symposium focused on modernizing authentication in support of Executive Order 14028 on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, and the OMB Memo M-22-09 describing the Federal Zero Trust architecture. This event, organized by the Federal CIO & CISO and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […] Read more -
CISA’s new Zero Trust Maturity Model gives MFA a push – Yubico The long-awaited second version of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Zero Trust Maturity Model (ZTMM) is here after more than a year of public comments and agency responses. The latest model points federal agencies, and all organizations that work with them, toward a Zero Trust security architecture. The White House laid the groundwork […] Read more -
Phishing-resistant MFA on Azure AD with YubiKeys now generally available Following last November’s announced public preview of Azure AD Certificate-based authentication (CBA) on iOS and Android devices using certificates on hardware security keys, we’re excited to share that it is now generally available for everyone! Be sure to check out Microsoft’s blog post detailing the general availability here for more information. As mentioned previously, CBA […] Read more -
The White House’s National Cybersecurity Strategy and Pandemic Anti-Fraud Proposal: Three things you should do to respond now On March 2, the White House made a clear and important announcement to the tech sector regarding cybersecurity efforts moving forward: “We must rebalance the responsibility to defend cyberspace by shifting the burden for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses, and local governments, and onto the organizations that are most capable and best-positioned to reduce […] Read more -
Why banks need to act now or risk non-compliance with new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) guidance If the gauntlet hadn’t been thrown before to protect financial and banking customers’ data, it’s definitely lying on the floor now. The recent circular bulletin from the CFPB makes it clear that financial institutions can’t slow-walk any security upgrades: “Inadequate security for the sensitive consumer information collected, processed, maintained, or stored by the company can […] Read more -
What is Executive Order 14028? Executive Order 14028 is a cybersecurity order issued by President Biden requiring agencies to improve and standardize defenses of their digital systems. The EO spawned a number of policy changes to improve software supply chain security, mandate Zero Trust cybersecurity principles, and phishing-resistant MFA. The recent frequency of widespread and invasive cyber attacks has prompted the government to take action. Read more -
Ping Identity | EO 14028 compliance – Yubico Learn how YubiKey and Ping Identity together offer phishing-resistant MFA to protect against account takeovers within government agencies Read more