Cyber Threats to Make Trump Balance Security, Deregulation (1)

President-elect Donald Trump’s new administration will inherit a more complex cyber threat landscape than in its first term, raising questions about whether it will continue Biden-era security initiatives.

Trump will have to grapple with a steady rise in both the pace and scale of cyber attacks from foreign adversaries and criminals, growing system vulnerabilities, and generative AI’s emerging impact. But his campaign’s dual priorities—reducing regulation while strengthening national security—create uncertainty around cybersecurity policy, said Michael Daniel, from the Cyber Threat Alliance.

Caught in the middle is the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency created during Trump’s first ...