From: Tech Republic
US president Donald Trump recently signed an executive order on cybersecurity that mandated federal systems move to the cloud. But, questions remain on the feasibility of that goal.
On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed his long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity, laying out his plans for addressing security in federal IT and across US infrastructure. The most ambitious mandate was that all federal IT systems move to the cloud.
President Trump’s homeland security adviser, Tom Bossert, said in a Thursday announcement that the government had spent too much time and money “protecting antiquated and outdated systems.” Bossert cited the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) hack as evidence of failing legacy systems.
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