Biden’s Cyber Executive Order: How It Could Impact Your Business

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President Biden’s executive order requiring the networks of federal departments and agencies to have strengthened safeguards against cyberattacks will impact federal governmentcontractors directly and are likely to have an indirect effect on private businesses as well, say Latham & Watkins cybersecurity and data privacy attorneys.President Biden signed an executive order to bolster the federal government’s cybersecurity posture on May 12. The order focuses on implementing vital improvements to networks offederal departments and agencies, many of which still lack basic safeguards despite past presidential and congressional actions.Several upcoming changes will affect businesses that rely on the government as a customer, but a White House memorandum urges all businesses to implement the best practices fromthe executive order.