The Justice Department has initiated a Data Security Program aimed at preventing foreign adversaries such as China, Russia, and Iran from exploiting U.S. government data and American personal information for espionage. This program, orchestrated under Executive Order 14117, addresses threats recognized by multiple political factions and supports national security commitments made by previous administrations. The program implements effective export controls to restrict foreign access to sensitive data, as emphasized by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who noted the ease of data acquisition versus traditional cyber intrusions.
"If you're a foreign adversary, why would you go through the trouble of complicated cyber intrusions and theft to get Americans' data when you can just buy it on the open market or force a company under your jurisdiction to give you access?" said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The Data Security Program makes getting that data a lot harder."
The Data Security Program...addresses this 'unusual and extraordinary threat...to the national security and foreign policy of the United States' that has been repeatedly recognized across political parties and by all three branches of government.
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