Description
On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued a cybersecurity EO titled "Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation's Cybersecurity," along with a corresponding fact sheet. The new EO defines the Trump administration's cyber initiatives and rescinds or modifies portions of previous administrations' EOs while leaving their overall frameworks mostly intact.
Some of the EO's key initiatives include: rolling back security requirements for federal software providers; advancing secure software development by establishing new transparency and security in third-party supply chains; emphasizing that China is the biggest threat to U.S. cybersecurity and outlining measures where the government will enhance secure technology practices; requiring federal agencies to continue to improve network visibility and strengthen cloud configurations; eliminating digital identity directives; increasing the scale of AI threat detection techniques and automating a cyber defense; and implementing sanctions to combat significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.
Listen as our authoritative panel discusses the new cybersecurity EO and provides insights on what these mandates mean for clients engaging with the federal government and maintaining cybersecurity protocols.
Presented By
Mr. Austin advises clients on breach response, data privacy, information security, and regulatory compliance related to domestic and international privacy laws and regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in both U.S. and European law (CIPP/US & CIPP/E) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Ms. Betancourt is a partner in Goodwin’s Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity practice and a member of the firm’s Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution group. Focusing her practice on cybersecurity law and compliance, and AI strategy and governance, she enables clients and businesses to overcome complex legal issues and risk related to cybersecurity and data matters. Ms. Betancourt's expertise spans cyber incident response and preparedness, cybersecurity governance and regulatory compliance, corporate transactions, and internal investigations. Her practice also includes advising companies on artificial intelligence governance and risk management. Ms. Betancourt regularly advises clients at the C-suite and board level on navigating complex cybersecurity matters and strategically approaching the responsible implementation of AI. She was selected to serve on the 2025-2026 Law 360 Cybersecurity & Privacy Editorial Board, and regularly speaks on cybersecurity and AI at conferences and in the media. Ms. Betancourt is a Founding Member of the Cyber Counsel Group, an industry group dedicated to empowering in-house cybersecurity lawyers.
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
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Date + Time
- event
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
- schedule
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
I. Overview: takeaways from the Trump cybersecurity EO
II. Key sections of the EO
III. How the Trump EO differs from prior administrations' cybersecurity strategies
IV. Overlap in cybersecurity priorities between the Trump and Biden administrations
V. Impact of the EO for companies providing digital products and services to the federal government
VI. Steps companies should take to ensure compliance with the EO's directives
VII. Practitioner pointers
The panel will discuss these and other key considerations:
- What are the key takeaways regarding the Trump administration's cybersecurity priorities?
- How does the Trump EO modify or rescind previous administrations' EOs?
- How does the Trump EO alter the federal government's approach to cybersecurity?
- What steps should companies take regarding their cybersecurity risk management programs to ensure compliance with the new EO?
