# Thoughts on the Executive Order

DevFeed: [Thoughts on the Executive Order](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thoughts-on-the-executive-order-37019.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/thoughts-on-the-executive-order/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2021-06-07T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security & Privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>)

Tags: [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thoughts.md>), [us](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/us.md>)

## AI overview

The article discusses a U.S. executive order on cybersecurity and its creation of a Cybersecurity Safety Review Board to investigate major incidents involving government computers. It argues that establishing the board is a useful first step but that additional action is needed to increase its value.

## Source excerpt

A new article by Steve Bellovin and myself at Lawfare.