Ekene Chuks-Okeke (photo courtesy of the author)
On March 2, 2023,[i] the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (“ONCD”) published the new U.S. National Cybersecurity Strategy (the “Strategy”).[ii] This article highlights key provisions of the Strategy that are relevant to cybersecurity compliance for businesses, internet infrastructure providers and government contractors, as well as a general overview of the United States’ ambitious, collaborative vision for cybersecurity.
Background
The Strategy is released further to President Biden’s Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (May 2021, E.O. 14028)[iii] and significant budgetary commitment by Congress in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal[iv] to expand Americans’ access to reliable high-speed internet and incentivize domestic innovation and manufacturing in the CHIPS and Science Act, 2022.[v]