Improving investigative and remediation capabilities<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\nThe standardized playbook will be reviewed by the director of CISA, and NIST has been tasked with developing a labeling program to help consumers and businesses better understand the security capabilities of IoT devices. Think about the Energy Star labels on appliances, the order looks to make a similar type of label for IoT devices based on the security embedded within it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All of this is fantastic, it\u2019s a good first step to creating standards and regulations around cybersecurity and cyberattacks. The main reason cyberattacks are so prominent, especially today, is because the repercussions aren\u2019t concrete. Plus, with the barriers in information sharing between the private sector and law enforcement, it takes entirely too long to trace an attack. By the time investigators are bounced through several servers in different countries to pinpoint an exact location, the attacker is no longer there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
What we really need is congressional legislation and action around cyber activity. This order gets the ball rolling and shifts the mindset from reaction to prevention, which should always be a top priority for any business. Incident response plans are important, but preventing these attacks is much more cost effective, among other benefits. Senator Mark Warner took to Twitter, saying, “This executive order is a good first step, but executive orders can only go so far.\u201d His tweet continues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n