Trump Administration’s EO on Cybercrime and a Cyber Strategy for America
On Friday, March 6, 2026, the White House issued a sweeping Executive Order (EO) titled, “ Combating Cybercrime, Fraud, and Predatory Schemes Against American Citizens .” The EO reflects what most organizations already know all too well: cybercrime is no longer an episodic threat. It is a relentless, organized enterprise that is inflicting devastating financial, operational, and human harm across the globe and, in particular, in the United States. The Trump Administration also published in March a Cyber Strategy for America , laying out six pillars underpinning the cyber strategy: Shape Adversary Behavior, Promote Common Sense Regulation, Modernize and Security Federal Government Networks, Secure Critical Infrastructure, Sustain Superiority in Critical Technologies, and Build Talent and Capacity . At the center of the EO is a whole-of-government strategy to disrupt transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) responsible for ransomware attacks, business email compromise (BEC), onl...