Executive Order 13636 — Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

Executive Order (EO) 13636 was signed by President Obama the same day he signed PPD 21. While PPD 21 addresses critical infrastructure security generally, EO 13636 has a specific focus on cybersecurity.

E0 13636 is intended to "enhance the security and resilience of the Nation's critical infrastructure and to maintain a cyber environment that encourages efficiency, innovation, and economic prosperity while promoting safety, security, business confidentiality, privacy, and civil liberties."

To that end, EO 13636 directed four major cybersecurity initiatives:

	NIST Cybersecurity Framework	✔
	Critical Infrastructure Cyber Community Voluntary Program	✔
	Enhanced Cybersecurity Services	✔
	Cyber-Dependent Infrastructure Identification	✔

Select each initiative to learn more about it. When you have finished reading about each initiative, the empty bubble next to the initiative will be full, and the right arrow on this screen will become active.

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