NSM-8, Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems
SupersededWhite House · Presidential directive · January 19, 2022
Summary
Applied the 2021 cybersecurity order's requirements, such as MFA, encryption, and zero trust, to national security systems, and gave the NSA Director authority to issue binding directives for those systems.
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- Issuer
- The President (executive orders and directives)
- Type
- Presidential directive
- Number
- NSM-8
- Issued
- January 19, 2022
- Status
- Superseded
Replaced by a newer document or edition.
Revoked by NSPM-12 on June 12, 2026.
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