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sizes=\"(max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"><figcaption> An opening section of the forthcoming cybersecurity strategy offers a Trumpian call for a more muscular approach to cyberspace. (Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"25.102069950036\"><body readability=\"53.882251826386\"><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is aiming to release its six-part national cybersecurity strategy in January, according to multiple sources familiar with the document. The document, which is a mere five pages long, will possibly be followed by an executive order to implement the new strategy.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has been soliciting feedback in recent days, which one source considered more of a \u201cmessaging\u201d document than anything, with more important work to follow.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources familiar with the strategy, the six \u201cpillars\u201d focus on cyber offense and deterrence; aligning regulations to make them more uniform; bolstering the cyber workforce; federal procurement; critical infrastructure protection; and emerging technologies.<\/p>\n<p>An opening section of the draft offers a Trumpian call for a more muscular approach to cyberspace. Despite its short length \u2014 the <a href=\"https:\/\/bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov\/oncd\/national-cybersecurity-strategy\/\">Biden administration\u2019s cybersecurity strategy<\/a> was 35 pages long \u2014 it touches on a significant number of topics.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those subjects include cybercrime, China, artificial intelligence, post-quantum cryptography and more.<\/p>\n<p>National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross recently <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-cyber-strategy-six-pillars-industry-partnerships-deterrence\/\">offered a preview<\/a> of some of those themes and plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a top line matter, it\u2019s going to be focused on shaping adversary behavior, introducing costs and consequences into this mix,\u201d Cairncross said last month at the 2025 Aspen Cyber Summit. \u201cIt is becoming more aggressive every passing day, and as new technology is developed \u2026 and AI is folded into this next, it will become more aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A source told CyberScoop the administration appeared genuinely interested in soliciting feedback on the strategy to incorporate or change.<\/p>\n<p>The release date of the strategy is fluid. While the administration is targeting January, its publication might follow the broader national security strategy. Politico <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/12\/03\/china-debate-delayed-trump-security-strategy-00676095\">recently reported<\/a> that the national security strategy had been delayed, but was still likely to be released this month.<br \/>Cairncross also recently talked about the broader approach of the strategy and what comes next.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt will be setting the posture of the United States in this domain and things that we are driving toward, and we will have follow-on action items that will be in support of that strategy,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/national-cyber-director-says-u-s-needs-to-counter-chinese-surveillance-push-american-tech\/\">he said<\/a> at the 2025 Meridian Summit.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-1.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. His previous stops include working at The Washington Post, POLITICO and Congressional Quarterly. An Evansville, Ind. native, he&#8217;s covered cybersecurity since 2003. 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(Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"1.7973568281938\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-cyber-strategy-six-pillars-industry-partnerships-deterrence\/\"> Completed draft of cyber strategy emphasizes imposing costs, industry partnership <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> The national cyber director and a top FBI official shared more details about the forthcoming Trump administration document Tuesday. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p><!-- .byline --> <\/header>\n<p><!-- .post-item__meta --> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-cyber-policy-foreign-hacking-response\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"252\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-3.jpg?resize=252%2C168&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=2048,1366 2048w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=252,168 252w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=505,337 505w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=1012,675 1012w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/five-page-draft-trump-administration-cyber-strategy-targeted-for-january-release-7.jpg?resize=1264,843 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> President Donald Trump, left, and China\u2019s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. 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