PYMNTS.com January 16, 2025

President Joe Biden issued an executive order Thursday (Jan. 16) requiring the federal government to improve the nation’s cybersecurity.

One of the steps outlined in the executive order includes accelerating the development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) that can improve cybersecurity.

“Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform cyber defense by rapidly identifying new vulnerabilities, increasing the scale of threat detection techniques and automating cyber defense,” the order said. “The Federal Government must accelerate the development and deployment of AI, explore ways to improve the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure using AI, and accelerate research at the intersection of AI and cybersecurity.”

The executive order also requires the federal government to adopt secure software acquisition practices and ensure...

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