(Re-)Configuring Federal Cybersecurity Regulation: From Critical Infrastructures to the Whole-of-the-Nation
Journal: Indiana Law Review
Year: 2023

Cyberattacks are one of the greatest threats to the United States’ national security. Facing an increase in cyberattacks, the current patchwork of federal cybersecurity regulations does not maximize the country’s ex ante defense that should protect the entire nation. This Article examines federal agencies’ involvement in promulgating cybersecurity regulations and Executive Branch cybersecurity actions, identifying three shortcomings in the current framework: (1) the nation lacks a general cybers