Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber- Enabled Activities
Executive Order 2021-01714
|Signed on January 20, 2021
45th Presidency
What it means
Orders U.S. cloud service providers to verify the identity of foreign users and maintain transaction records. Authorizes the Commerce Secretary to restrict cloud services to foreign jurisdictions or persons involved in malicious cyber activities.
Expected impact
- Enhanced ability to track and investigate foreign cyber threats using U.S. cloud infrastructure
- Increased security and reduced anonymity for foreign users of U.S. cloud services
- Potential friction for legitimate international business using cloud services
- Additional compliance costs for U.S. cloud service providers
- Improved national security against foreign cyber threats