Okta Federal Chief Security Officer Sean Frazier said cybersecurity remains a priority under the Trump administration, following the retention of Biden executive orders (EOs) emphasizing secure software development, bolstering Americans' data protections, mandating cybersecurity requirements for federal contractors, and advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and cyber research, according to SC Media.Frazier said such policies would come with an increased focus on nation-state adversaries, particularly China and Iran, following the attack campaigns by Chinese state-backed threat operations Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon against U.S. telecommunications firms and critical infrastructure organizations. Frazier also pointed out that Trump's policy on Russia and its ally North Korea remain unclear.Under the second Trump administration, AI development could also face reduced hurdles — which could help in strengthening automated threat detection, but could also prompt more cost-cutting initiatives among companies — as well as potentially increased public-private cybersecurity partnerships and a greater focus on multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other identity security protections.
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