Trump Establishes New Cybersecurity Guidelines for US Classified Systems

US President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum on Friday (12/6) establishing new cybersecurity guidelines for National Security Systems (NSS) that handle the nation’s classified information.

The official order, sent to senior officials across the government, “establishes clear structures, authorities, roles, and responsibilities for NSS governance and accountability regarding NSS cybersecurity requirements for its owners and operators,” the White House stated.

This policy reshapes the National Security Systems Committee and seeks to modernise it for the first time in more than three decades.

Additionally, the committee is tasked with establishing “baseline cybersecurity requirements for all NSS, as well as increasing inter-agency accountability and coordination to implement the necessary cyber defences across the NSS.”

The committee will oversee national security systems across the federal government, issue binding security directives to operators, and promote coordination and information sharing between agencies.

The Director of the National Security Agency will serve as the head of the committee and will be able to “leverage the full technical capabilities of the agency to provide advanced defence and assistance to strengthen NSS security across the US government,” according to the White House.