White House Releases First Cybersecurity Implementation Plan

The Biden administration gave its most detailed vision yet for improving the nation’s digital security, issuing an implementation plan Thursday that builds out the National Cybersecurity Strategy released in March.

The roadmap identifies 18 agencies that will spearhead more than 65 initiatives including fighting cyber crime like ransomware attacks and raising security standards for high-risk industries like critical infrastructure.

The White House released the first version of its implementation plan in the shadow of two recent hacks affecting the federal government’s software and email accounts. It categorizes initiatives under five thematic pillars that include defending critical infrastructure and disrupting cyber ...