Progress

Current status
adopted
24 Jun 2021 adopted
12 May 2021 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

24 Jun 2021
adopted

NIST publishes definition for "critical software"

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) defines "critical software", as requested in May 2021 via the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity (EO 14028). Per the Executive Order, the software products classified as …

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body other regulatory body
12 May 2021
adopted

Executive Order calls for enhanced supply chain security in critical software

President Biden seeks to enhance the security of the critical software supply chain via Executive Order 14028. In section 4, the President diagnoses a lack of transparency and insufficient precautions against cybersecurity attacks in commercial soft…

Source
Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government