The order follows a digital extortion attempt against major fuel transport company Colonial Pipeline, triggering panic buying and fuel shortages in the southeastern United States.
Some recommendations were clearly aimed at avoiding a repeat of the hack of Texas software company SolarWinds, whose software was hijacked to break into government agencies and steal thousands of officials' emails.
"It's using the government's buying power to improve the security of software," Todt said, saying that if drafted correctly, the rules"will be a game changer in security."
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