Trump Rewrites Cybersecurity Policy in Executive Order

White House Limits Cyber Sanctions, Cuts Digital ID Mandates and Refocuses AI Rules David Perera (@daveperera) , Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 7, 2025

President Donald Trump signed Friday an executive order reframing U.S. cybersecurity policy, eliminating what the Republican White House described as "problematic elements" inherited from Democratic administrations.

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The new order strikes a push for digital identity documents made by then-President Joe Biden in one of his last acts as commander in chief. Digital IDs, the White House said, "risked widespread abuse by enabling illegal immigrants to improperly access public benefits" (see: Final Biden Cybersecurity Order Will Face Political Hurdles).

It reaches back into the presidency of Barack Obama to strike policy in effect since 2015 allowing sanctions against "any person" engaged in foreign-directed hacking operations. The new policy is that only a "foreign person ...