New exec order on cyber security highlights protection of key industries

President Trump’s new executive order on cybersecurity for federal computer networks and key elements of the country’s infrastructure – such as the electricity grid and core communications networks – builds meaningfully on the work of the Obama administration. It focuses on matters of common and bipartisan concern, meaning it is likely to avoid the disquiet and disorganization generated by other recent executive orders.

Cybersecurity is ultimately an exercise in risk management. Given the range of possible threats and the pace at which they may appear, it