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(Tim Starks\/ CyberScoop) <\/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=\"27.461141567236\"><body readability=\"57.857304643262\"><\/p>\n<p>National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross expects more executive orders coming from the White House as part of implementing the national cybersecurity strategy, he said Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Staffers on Capitol Hill and others in the cyber world have been <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/fbi-operation-masquerade-russian-gru-router-takedown-brett-leatherman\/\">awaiting the implementation guidance<\/a> the Trump administration had proclaimed would come to accompany the strategy published last month.<\/p>\n<p>Asked at a Semafor event about whether that would include executive orders, Cairncross answered, \u201cI think that that\u2019s the case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The administration released an <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/executive-order-cyber-enabled-fraud-transnational-criminal-organizations\/\">executive order on fraud<\/a> the same day it <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-cybersecurity-strategy\/\">released its cyber strategy<\/a> on March 6. Some of that order touched on cybercrime.<\/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>\u201cThis is rolling forward actively, and you should expect that there will be more execution and action in line with our strategic goals,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Cairncross cited another administration activity that fit into the strategy, such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/katv.com\/news\/nation-world\/first-take-it-down-act-conviction-marks-win-for-melania-trump-backed-law-ai-generated-abuse-artificial-intelligence-ai-generated-sexually-explicit-images-photos-videos-online-harassment-digital-online-abuse-technology-victims\">first conviction<\/a> last week under the Take It Down Act, a law First Lady Melania Trump advocated for that seeks to combat non-consensual AI-generated sexually explicit images, violent threats and cyberstalking.<\/p>\n<p>He declined to preview any future implementation plans, and said he expected they would be coming \u201crelatively soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A centerpiece of the administration strategy is confronting adversaries to make sure they suffer consequences for their hacking of United States targets.<\/p>\n<p>Cairncross wouldn\u2019t say explicitly if Trump, in his visit to Beijing next month, would address Chinese hacking.<\/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>\u201cWhen we start to see things like <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/chinas-typhoons-changing-the-way-fbi-hunts-sophisticated-threats\/\">prepositioning on critical infrastructure<\/a>, that is something that needs to be addressed,\u201d he said. Pressed on whether that meant cyber would be on the agenda during the visit, Caincross said, \u201cI would expect that the safety and security of the American people will be first and foremost, as it always is for the president.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cairncross touted American ingenuity for producing an artificial intelligence model like Anthropic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/claude-mythos-ai-cybersecurity-threat-report\/\">Claude Mythos<\/a>, rather than it developing under U.S. cyber rivals like China or Russia. He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-04-14\/us-treasury-seeking-access-to-anthropic-s-mythos-to-find-flaws\">acknowledged reports<\/a> about the administration holding meetings about the cyber risks and benefits of something like Mythos \u2014 \u201cthe model right now that everyone\u2019s talking about\u201d \u2014 adding that the administration is looking to balance the dangers and positive capabilities of AI in cyberspace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say from the White House perspective, we are working very closely with industry,\u201d Cairncross said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been in close collaboration with the model companies across the interagency to make sure that we are evaluating and doing this.\u201d<\/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\/2026\/04\/executive-orders-likely-ahead-in-next-steps-for-national-cyber-strategy.jpg?w=640&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. 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