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How Will Trump’s Approach to AI Policy Affect Security?
- On June 6, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order revoking former President Biden’s directive regulating AI development and cybersecurity measures.
- This action follows Trump’s campaign promise to repeal Biden’s executive orders and marks a shift from oversight and risk mitigation to reduced government intervention.
- Trump’s order eliminates requirements for secure software attestations, AI cyber defense initiatives, and post-quantum cryptography adoption, while preserving some FCC IoT cybersecurity programs.
- Email and phishing incidents more than doubled between fiscal years 2022 and 2023, rising from 3,011 to 6,198, highlighting growing cybersecurity threats amid policy changes.
- The revocation introduces both benefits and risks, with experts emphasizing that strengthening coordination and secure technology adoption remains critical for national cybersecurity resilience.
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How will Trump’s approach to AI policy affect security?
One of the first official acts President Trump did after his swearing in was to revoke former President Biden’s executive order aimed at regulating AI development. The move wasn’t a surprise given Trump’s campaign promises to repeal many of his predecessor’s EOs, but the reversal does mark a fundamental shift in AI policy. While Biden’s approach focused mainly on oversight and risk mitigation, Trump has vowed to reduce government intervention in…
Stakeholders see benefits from Trump’s cyber EO on regulatory approach, setting up guidance - R Street Institute
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Risky Business News Podcast June 12, 2025 Srsly Risky Biz: Trump scales back Biden product security demands Presented by Patrick Gray CEO and Publisher Tom Uren Policy & Intelligence Tom Uren and Patrick Gray talk about how a Trump executive order has scaled back the government’s cyber security ambitions. The carrots and sticks that would have been used to encourage organisations to adopt stricter security standards are gone. They also discus…
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