Cybersecurity

Trump will direct Pentagon to develop new national cybersecurity plan

On his first day in office, President-elect Donald Trump will direct the Department of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to develop “a comprehensive plan to protect America’s vital infrastructure from cyberattacks, and all other form of attacks.”

Trump delivered the plan as part of a two minute video messagepublished on YouTube on Monday.

...The most valuable insight into what Trump’s cybersecurity plans might look like come from his campaign statements and the selections he’s made for top White House positions.

The stock values of defense contractors, many of whom sell cyberweapons to the U.S. government has risen since Trump’s election in part because of the President-elect’s plan to further invest in the creation of cyberweapons.

Retired General Michael Flynn will be Trump’s national security adviser. After leaving the military, Flynn founded a consulting firm called Flynn Intel Group focused on cybersecurity.