Biden administration sets new requirements for US secure networks


FILE PHOTO U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington U.S. January 26 2021. REUTERSKevin LamarqueFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque//File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden's administration is releasing a fresh set of requirements for America's most secure networks, mandating the use of government-approved encryption and ordering officials to report breaches to the National Security Agency (NSA.)

The requirements, laid out in a national security memorandum released Wednesday, require agencies such as the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Department of Energy to implement baseline security measures for "national security systems" - networks where the most sensitive U.S. data is held.

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