MITRE: US Government Needs to Focus on Critical Infrastructure

**Executive summary:** MITRE's policy memo recommends four top priorities for the next U.S. administration to strengthen national cybersecurity: (1) protect critical infrastructure with updated recovery plans, simulations, legacy system upgrades, and SBOM enforcement; (2) implement zero trust across the federal government and require SBOM-driven secure development within six months; (3) prepare for cryptographically relevant quantum computing by assessing post-quantum readiness and leveraging industry coalitions; and (4) clarify and strengthen cybersecurity roles and authorities (including mapping responsibilities within 90 days and considering CISA as an independent agency).